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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 2

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 6] NEW DELHI FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 23, 1968/PHALGUNA 4, 1889 ,

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

as a separate compilation.

RAJYA SABHA

The following Bills were introduced in the Rajya Sabha on the

23rd February, 1968: —

Bill No. 11 of 1968

A Bill further to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Nineteenth Year of the

Republic of India as follows: —

1. This Act may be called the Representation of the People Short title.

(Amendment) Act, 1968.

43 of 1951

2. After section 10 of the Representation of the People Act. 1951

(hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following section shall be inserted, namely: —

Insertion of new section 10A

"10A. A person shall be disqualified if, and for so long as,

he is in receipt of any sum as privy purse.

(89)

Disquali- fication for receipt of privy purse

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Explanation.—"Privy purse" means any privy purse as is

referred to in article 291 of the Constitution."

3. Section 10A of the principal Act shall be re-numbered as

section 10B.

Re-num- bering of section 10A

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

When the Constitution guaranteed the payment of privy purses to Rulers of Indian States, it could not have been intended that these Rulers should enter Parliament and State Legislatures while they were in receipt of such privy purses. The experience of the last two General Elections in particular has shown how Rulers in receipt of privy purses have enjoyed an undoubted advantage over other contestants in the elections by reason of the vast sums of money and other incidental patronage which they have at their disposal. The privy purses are being paid out of the Consolidated Fund of India and do not represent the self-earned income of the Rulers. Under clause (22) of article 366 of the Constitution, a Ruler is a person who for the time being is recognised by the President as the Ruler of the State, and includes any person who for the time being is recognised by the President as the successor of such Ruler. In other words, these Rulers are, for all practical purposes, in the position of persons completely subject to Govern- ment patronage. In this view, there is no reason to treat the Rulers differently from holders of office of profit under Govern- ment.

Hence this Bill.

M. P. BHARGAVA.

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BILL NO. XXVI OF 1967

A Bill further to amend the Constitution of India.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Nineteenth Year of the

Republic of India as follows: —

1. ThLs Act may be called the Constitution (Amendment) Act,

1968.

Short title.

2. In sub-clause (a) of clause (2) of article 31A of the Constitu- Amend- ment of art.31A.

tion, for the word "Madras" the word "Tamilnadu" shall be substi- tuted.

3. In sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 168 of the Constitu- Amend- ment of art. 168

tion, for the word "Madras", the word "Tamilnadu" shall be substi- tuted.

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4. In article 290A of the Constitution, for the word "Madras",

the word "Tamilnadu" shall be substituted.

Amend- ment of art. 290A.

Amend- ment of the First Schedule, 5. In the First Schedule to the Constitution, under the heading "L The States", in the column containing the names of "the States, in entry 7, for the word "Madras", the word "Tamilnadu" shall be substituted.

Amend- ment Of the Fourth Schedule.

6. In the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution, under the heading "Table", in the column containing the names of the States, in entry 8, for the word "Madras", the word "Tamilnadu" shall be substitut- ed

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

Public opinion in the State of Madras, as well as in other parts of the country, hag been strongly in favour of changing the name of the State to "Tamilnadu" in conformity with historical, linguistic and cultural considerations.

On the 18th July, 1967, the Legislative Assembly of Madras adopted a resolution to t le effect that the name of the State of Madras should be changed into "Tamilnadu" and recommended that steps be taken by th? State Government for securing neces- sary amendment to the Constitution. A similar Resolution was also passed by the Madras Legislative Council,

Hence this Bill.

V. V. RAMASWAMY.

B. N. BANERJEE,

Secretary.

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