On 3rd August 1949, Mr. Nazeeruddin Ahmed [Bengal Muslim] spoke at the Constituent Assembly as follows;
“Mr. President, Sir, I think the Amendment moved by Dr. Ambedkar constitute startling and revolutionary changes in the Constitution. I submit the radical departure has been made from our own decision. We took important decisions in this House as to the Principles of the Constitution and we adopted that definite Principles and Resolutions and Draft Constitution was prepared in accordance with them. Now, everything has to be given up. Not only the Draft Constitution has been given up, but the Official Amendment, which were submitted by Members of the House within the prescribed period, which are printed in the official bluebook are also been given up. During the last recess from Additional Amendment to those Amendment were printed and circulated. Those have also been given up. I beg to point out that all the Amendment and Amendments to Amendment which have been moved today or to be found from the first time only on the Amendment Lists for this week, which have been circulated only within a day or two from today. So serious and radical changes should not have been introduced at the last minute when there is not sufficient time for slow people like us to see what is happening and whether these changes really fit in within our original decision and with other part of the Constitution as a whole.”
“I submit that the Drafting committee has been drifting from the original decisions from the Draft Constitution and from our Original Amendment. It would perhaps be more fitting to call the Drafting Committee “Drifting Committee.”
“No Comment”