TEN YEAR RESERVATION AND SC STATUS ONLY FOR HINDUS CAME BY AMMENDMENT
Ten year period and giving the benefit of sc only to hindus
Harijan leaders were demanding separate minority status but KM munshi and otHers gave amendment that only hindus will get sc reservation
later on Jawaharlal Nehru included Sikhs in sc and rajiv Gandhi included baudh in sc for vote bank politics
27 august 1947
Prof. Shibbban Lal Saksena (United Provinces: General) : Mr. President Sir, my amendment is No. 85 and it says that the words "scheduled castes" be deleted from the schedule. The purpose of the amendment is that scheduled castes should not be classed as separate minority but should be treated as an integral part of the Hindu community. My amendment reads-
That from group C of the Schedule to para 1, the words "7 Scheduled castes" be deleted.
I would like to draw the attention of the Assembly to one important declaration. It is this. It will be remembered that Mr. Jinnah has often tried to include the Scheduled castes in the minorities; and on June 26, 1946, in a letter from Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad to Lord Wavell, and the latters reply thereto, Lord Wavell is reported to have said:
"........ if any vacancy occurs among the seat, allotted to the minorities, I shall naturally consult both the main parties before filling it."
Mr. Jinnah has thus included the Scheduled Castes among the minorities. But so far as we are concerned, we consider the Scheduled Castes as belonging to Hindus, they are not a minority, they have also always formed part of us. I am glad Mr. Munshi has brought up his amendment, which meets my purpose and I therefore withdraw my amendment, in favour of his.
Shri K. M. Munshi (Bombay: General) : Sir, because amendment No. 85 has been moved by Prof. Shibban Lal Saksena I move the amendment standing in my name:-
"That in amendment No. 85 of List III, dated 26th August 1947, the words "7. Scheduled Castes" be deleted and the following para. be added after para :-
"1-A. The section of the Hindu community referred to as Scheduled Castes as defined in Schedule I to the Government of India Act, 1935, shall have the same rights and benefits which are herein provided for minorities specified in the Schedule to para. 1"
Actually ten year period was proposed by
mahavir tyagi ji and it was accepted although the majority of harijan leaders
were opposing this but sardar patel accepted
this
26 may 1949
Mr. President: Then there is the amendment which was moved by
Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava.
Pandit Balkrishna Sharma (United Provinces: General): I think the
mover accepts the amendment.
The Honourable Sardar Vallabhbhai J. Patel: Yes, Sir, I accept the
amendment.
Mr. President: The question is;
"That the following be added to the Motion:-
"The provisions for reservation of seats and nominations will last for a period of ten years from the commencement of this Constitution.'"
The amendment was adopted.
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