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result, I have come to the view that instead of attempting
to devise a comprehensive set of legislative provisions to
cover all eventualities, it may be better to remind
potential sponsors that they can and should impose
reasonable conditions to their written consent.
In other words, it should be left
should be left to the sponsor
and candidate to work out the terms of the giving of
written consent by way of an agreement between them. I
would suggest that before a sponsor gives his written
consent to a candidate, he should ensure that there is no
other candidate who is more worthy of his support in that
particular constituency. In normal circumstances, a
sponsor would be well advised to wait until after the
nomination period is closed before giving his written
consent. As for the candidate, I would suggest that he
should not approach any public figure for support unless
he is sure that the sponsor would not withdraw his support
in mid-stream and lend his support to an opponent because
that might cause irreparable damage to the candidate in
question.
Sir, I had thought of opposing this Bill as a
matter of principle becuase of the
unreasonable
haste
created by the Government. But ultimately I have reminded
myself that we are now in the season of good will and have
to
:
decided not say 'no' to the Bill but to say 'Merry
Christmas' to the Secretary for District Administration.
Xram