CONSTITUTION IN “NATIONAL” LANGUAGE
(Rec. noon.) NEW DELHI. May 2The Constituent Assembly before adjourning to-day approved Dr Prasad's .proposal tbit experts should be engaged to translate the Constitution into the national ” language. He admitted it would not be easy to put some legal phrases in Hindustani, .but the time might come when Indians would cease >to use English. Members of the Assembly used Ehglish almost without exception through the deliberations. The Assembly again considered the clauses of the Constitution governing citizenship qualifications, but decided to refer several points back to the Fundamental Rights ‘ Committee. The ’ Assembly also held over the clause dealing with conscription.
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Evening Star, Issue 26091, 3 May 1947, Page 7
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104CONSTITUTION IN “NATIONAL” LANGUAGE Evening Star, Issue 26091, 3 May 1947, Page 7
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