On 29thApril 1947, at the Constituent Assembly Mr. H. V. Kamath [CP Berar General] spoke as follows;
Sir I move that in Clause [6] after the word Untouchability, the word Unapproachability be inserted and after the word “any” – the words “and every” be inserted. By this Amendment I want to make this Clause more comprehensive because in some parts of India the practice of Unapproachability decides – Untouchability used to obtain some years ago, to my own knowledge, in some places like Malabar especially. I do not know what is it now? So I thought that if you include the word Unapproachability it would make the Clause more comprehensive.
After this C. S. Nagappa [Madras General] spoke as follows;
Sir, I move that in Clause [6] for the word “imposition of any disability” the words “observance of any disability” be substituted, my reason is that imposition implies that one party that imposes it on the other is guilty, but I suggest that if the Untouchability is observed by any person it must be an offence unless this Amendment is made, I do not think that the provision made here is enough to punish a person— Untouchable is made a punishable offence.
Comment: The Speaker from Madras Mr. C. S. Nagappa has omitted the practice besides untouchability and unapproachability there was some other stigma like unseeability in the Southern most Province of Madras Province.