Wednesday, 13th November, 1946 COUNCIL OF STATE DEBATES ! : COPFICIAL REPORT> v 0Ll:J1'-13 11, 1946 (7tla No11.,,.hr to lltla No11emhr, IHI) ·· TWENTIETH SESSION . FOURTH COUNCIL OF STATE, 1946 · • • Pv-....- ar nm M.u!&eB • PuaLWm••, .... ....._ n RI! llAlfAaa, GoTPKJIDI' °" IlQIIA Pdll, N.., 8- IMt i ·-- ··-··-·- --··· --·-·- -· --- I _ 1 CON'lENTS bUIlD"!. ft•• 0,..... 104011- nmn, 1m lfoftllllD, 10£&-. Iilemben 8wom • QueitlOll8 aDd Aoner... t"-111 Short Notlae QlatlOD Uld ADlwer. • 151 Q_UcmI Uld Au".. • , Billa p8Med b, the Lealllative -'-bl, ltallmelltl. etc•• laid 011 the table • laid 00 the table. • . • • 111 8tatealeDII, etll., laid 00 the table. • 161 IDIbnaaUoD pIOIIIIIe4 la zepl, 10 queltiODa B.eaene BaDIr 0( IodIa (AmeodIMDt) BW- laid 011 the table. • , , .68.&11,87 CoDilldend IUId PI.ad . .. 161 F.Neotlal IlaDDIIIiI ('l'emponrJ Ponn) Ke!uae f'tom JlIa B_IIeDOJ' the GoVVDOl' BIII-CoDlld8rell Uld paIiIecl • • • 151-1ef 0en8nl. • •• 88 Aoooua_ot In the Papllll of Ibe netenae cOllllllm... 0:1 PetlUou 88 Policy of tbe Couomo. • • 187-188 Deihl Special Police ."bu.bIMDt BIll- Goftl'llOr IJeDenl •• AlleDt 10 BUll • 8~1I CoDilldered aod pMIed • • • • lea-178 Death of 811' A. P. Patro &lid HaJI ..lbdul 8tatlmeat of BUIII._ . • • • 176-178 Buak Abdool 8utter • • • 89-'1S 8taodlllll CommIttee fOr the 0DaImuae De· CoqratulaUODIIo reolpleutl o(JI_ . 80-73 partmeot. • . •• 178 81.8ndlllll Committee OIl Pilptm.... 10 the BeIolaUoa ... Promotloo ot 1.... latlOD 10 brlal Hejal . • 178 the tellU\e IDduVy UDder IidenI _toro~ ..ldopted • • , • , • • '1S_ Defeoce Oolllaitative CommIttee 178 Beaolutloo ... AmeDdmeDt 0( the IDdIaD LelIa· lath. RaIeI-Wltbdra1l'D. • . 118-80 ~Al', IDni NOYDJIIlL, 1946- Beia1aUoo ... ADDObllmeat 0( a CeDtnllD4U1' Qu.. tloDl aDd AlIIWIln. • • • 1711-100 &rial PIIDDIDa-OcnDmItte.-Jotrodaoed . 118 Dliia paaaed b, the Letllalatlve .&.Imbl, laid on the table . .. 100 !'nIDn, 12'111lfOV1llDlD, 111'8- lJIformatlon promlled In zepl, 10 qDllltioDl ""'laId OIl the table. • . • . 100-201 K.ber8worD 07 8tatemeoll, 8tc_. Jald 00 the table • 101-11' Defenee Colllul."ve CommIttee •• 116 QaNUcmI &DII A_n • •• • 87-112 Porehlnen BlU-()olllldered &lid J-.ed . llr~-IUI BUll ~ b, the LealilaUve .Aalembl,v 1a111 00 tile 'able • • . 112 BPJ:1l:"~=~S~Jemeotary~~) 218 8t&tementl, etc" laid :m the table . • 111-114 Banklllll Com~traetlon of !)efbDoe CO l3ultatlve OommIttee • • 114 Brauch.. ) B ered. &ad paued 217-1U 1It&Ddloll Coa.mJttee 00 PlJarlmap 10 the U~u ..... 115 Hindu Marrlaj!l! Dlaablllt.t.. BsmOftl BID- IltaDdlng ('ommJ~tee for tbe Commeree De- OoDIIldered and pAlled . 12t-127 partmeot. • . • • 116 WBDNBIIDAY. 20th NOVBJIBD, 10'6- B.IIOJutlon ... 000tln1l4t100 0( lodl.·, Mumber Swom • . • . • membenb'll of tho 10terD&t1ooal )(008- QUll8tloDl and..lnawen. tarv Fund alll\ the IotematloD&l Baak Short Notice Qu ..tlolllO lind Anawen • for B.eDOUltru~\loo aDd Development- Indlao T6A Control (Amendmeut) BIII- Mo"t.a. • • ,. Coll8ldercd and J>IIIIed . • • • a.ldatratlon of Tra...,.rred OompaDl .. W...aDn 11ft YUOJIBD. 11146- (Amendment) BW~oaIdered aDd Kember SlrOro ..•. 127 paaaed . JIIlla PUlled b,thl Lellllla"ve Aalembl) laid Farewell Add~ by the Prealdeot OD tb~tt"~ .•.. 127 Deatbor P audit Madia Mohau 1I11a1'l)'a 127-182 - ~. COUNCIL OF STATE. WtttJnucfa!r; 18th NOfItfnw, 1941J. The Counoil met in the Counoil Chamber of the Counoil House at EIQven of the Olpok,the Honourable the Preaident in the Chair. MEMBER SWORN: Tke Honourable SirPboeroze Kharegat (Agriculture Secretary). BILLS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY LAID ON THE TABLE SECRETARY OJ' T. COUNCIL: Sir, in purauaaoe of rule 25 of the Indiaa! Legialative Rblea, I lay on the table copies of the following Billa which. were .pa&l!Mf,. by the Legia)ative Asaembly at ita meeting held on the 12th November, 1940'. ~q~ . A' Bill to provide for the oontinuance during a limited period of powers tQ ocm-. trol the production, supply and distribution of, and trade and oommerce in, certain· oommoditiee. A Bill to make provision for tl}e constitution of a special police force for the Chief Commissioner's Province of Delhi for the investigation of certain offenoee committed in connection with matters concerning Departments of the Central Government, for the superintendence and administration of tho said force and'for the extension to other a.rea.& in British India of the powers IIond jurisdiction of members of the said force in rega.rd to the investigation of the said offences. DEATH OF PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA THE HONOURA.BLE THE PRESIDEN1': Honourable Members, I presume you must have all heard with profound grief and sorrow the death of one of our most illustrious citizens, the late Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. He was a national figure and he is now dead in the zenith of popularity which few politicians have attained in this country. His life was a remarkable and unselfish life, as we are aJl aware and many of you know how strenuously for many years he has worked for the good of this country. I had the privilege of working with him for over 20 years and I was associated with him in many important committoos and bodies, including the Round Table Conference, and I shall just say a few words regarding his great work which was performed by him in India. His life from the earliest period was very exemplary and worthy of emulation by young citizens of India. He did remarkable work as bo youngster. He first rose from a very humble position to one of the highest positions in the affections of the people of this country. He h808 got a nation- wide reputation; not only nation-Wide, but he had also a world-wide reputation. He started life as a school master, but subsekJuently exchanged, 808 many great men have done, for journalism; and after working as a journalist for some years he took law and obtained his degree; and though in a few years time he acquired a statUI and position at the Bar, he ltill did not like to continue the profession because his love was for another line, to serve unselfishly the nation and lead a political life, though ru, was to be a great loser peeunia.rily. His first aCtivity after he left law waa.to join the National Congress in 1886 and yoo are all aware what a great arid ardeat follower -of the Congress movement he was and what hard work he did for many years and how unsel1ishly he exerted for the good of the country, at Ie. fOr :the advancement and progress of India towardil independence and freedom. In addition to his work, he was a member of the Legislative Council of his Province and did remarkably good and useful work there. As you are all aware, he beoame 80 famoua .il) the national. cause that he waa calle«! upon twice to preside over the 127 118 OOUROIL 01' I'I'AD [18m Nov. 1~ [The PNlident ] National Congress which he did with good graoe, with great knowledge and with pub1ic~approbation. After he had done this national work, he had the good fortune in 1920 to be eleoted as a member of the late Imperial Lagis1a.tive Council and in that body I had the good fortune to come in contact with him and then we worked together from 1920 for nearly 20 years. In the Imperial Legislative Council he WIto8 a. lliost }n:ollli1l6ut figun,. At Llu.t L.illltt We h..J.lluL .lIl<Wly pa.rties in the Bouse. There W.~,S one pa.rt,y, the party of opposition and he fulfilled. that great trust with infinite ability, skill and independence which became the tall: of the whole of India for years together. We found him a great and fearless critic of Government, an opponent in many ways of Government business, and though I co-operated with h;m on some occasions I had also to differ from him in much of his work but at the same time with the knowledge that no great politician has ever sat in.the Legislative Council of India who did suoh immense good work for the country as the late Pandit Malaviya. You are all aware of the great work, his re'ma.rkable speeches on the Press Act, on the Seditious Meetings Act and also on the Rowla.tt and the Indemnity Acts. He was the man of whom everybody was afraid of in tbtl Legislative and Imperial Councils and what he spoke was to the point. All his opposition was to the point a.nd remarkably well put and at the time he earned the approbation of the oon-ofticial members as well. I cannot go into the whole history of his legislative work because I have no time to do so. I who was personally acquainted with him and workod with him know in what directions his main act.ivities lay and with wha.t ability and RkiU he performed his duty as a citizen of India. But, Honourable Members, the grca.t work whieh rflma.ined yet fOl' him to do was started by him in 1919 and that, as you arc all aware, was to lay tho foundations of the Benares Hindu University. That iA a living monument to his great work in the country. Through his infiuence he collected scveral crores of rupees and laid the foundations of that great University on proper footing and not only he did that bu~ he dedicated himself and his lifo to the work of that great University. Many of you, at least the people of the United Provinces, are aware of the great work he did as Chancellor and R~ctor of that University and till his death he was an active member, and alway, endeavourod for the progress and advancement of that great University whioh ocoupies a premier position in India today.