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          Madam, several hon. Members have raised an issue.  Shri N.K. Premachandran raised a very important point yesterday and I had answered it, and the Speaker had ruled on it.  But I would like to just add a point of an additional clarification.  He said: “You are giving to the President the power to amend the Constitution.” I said: ‘No, we are not giving it to the President; it is only to remove difficulties, which is there in most amendments; and it is there in most legislations.’  You mentioned that it was there in that ill-fated 42nd Amendment of the Emergency and the 44th Amendment deleted it.  I gave a reply yesterday.  I went back home and took out the 44th Amendment.  The 44th Amendment deleted everything that this 42nd Amendment of the Emergency did.  But the 44th Amendment – and it was an inaccuracy and I say this with a sense of compliment to Mr. Premachandran because he does his homework very well – also had clause 59.   I will pass it on to you, Mr. Premachandran,  for your reading.

          The 44th Amendment also had clause 59, which says: ‘Power of the President to remove difficulties’ If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions etc, the President may modify, clarify, etc.   You may take a copy from me.  Not only the 44th Amendment added, the 45th Amendment also had a similar provision.  So, you are in the Constitution Amendments. Such like provisions are always there. So, the 44th Amendment, the 45th Amendment -- all had this provision.  There is nothing unusual about this provision.  So, the two principal objections are gone.