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This Day That Age
The autumn session of Parliament commenced on August 23 with members expressing concern over the Goa developments and anxiety in regard to the position of people of Indian origin in Ceylon. In the Budget session, the House of the People was christened "Lok Sabha." And now the Council of States has been given the name of "Rajya Sabha." In the Constitution of India there is reference only to the House of the People and to the Council of States and the Constituent Assembly adopted only the English version of the Constitution. The President, by a resolution of the Constituent Assembly, was authorised to issue a Hindi translation of the Constitution. But for all constitutional and legal purposes only the English version has validity. A change in the name of the two Houses, by a mere announcement from the Presiding Officers, is perhaps being justified on the ground that they are sovereign bodies with full authority to take any decision. The Chairman, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, announced in the Council of States on August 23 that with the concurrence of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Council, the House will, hereafter, be called the Rajya Sabha. Dr. Radha Kumud Mookerjee (Nom.) asked the Chairman to review his decision and said the term "Rajya" was inappropriate and inconsistent with the republican status of India. Rajya, he said, denoted kingdom. The appropriate word would be "Rashtra." The term "Lok Sabha" for the other House was also "not happy." He would prefer to call it "Jana Sabha."
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