adopted by both the Constituent Assemblies after considerable debate and, in view of our conclusion that the unitary form of Government is not practicable in the present circumstances, we are unable to accept the majority opinion in this respect. We therefore, recommend that the House of the People should be elected on the principle of parity and, as for its strength, we suggest that it should consist of 200 members. As regards the qualification of the members of this IIouse 42.5% of the opinions are in favor of minimum educational qualification higher than mere literacy, while 33.5% favor the qualifications prescribed in the late Constitution which did not include educational qualification at all. As regards age, 12.5% favor a minimum of 30 years. A mere literacy qualification is suggested 6%, while 1.9% suggested property qualification and 3. 6 % fear or God. The last mentioned qualification it is impossible to adopt, as there is no means by which we can determine as to whether a candidate has the fear of God or not. With regard to age, we accept the suggestion that it should be a minimum of 30 years, as it is necessary to eliminate the professional politicians as far as possible; we think this minimum qualification would give us a large number of members who have already adopted a profession or settled in life and do not intend to be solely dependent on politics as a means of living. As for the other qualifications, if they are to be adopted, it must be to ensure that the proceedings of the House are understood by all its members. From this point of view, property qualification would be of no help. A minimum educational qualification may appear to be desirable, but generally the principle adopted in most of the constitutions is to make every person possessing the qualification required for an elector, eligible for election as a member of the legislature. We, therefore, do not recommend either a minimum property or a minimum educational qualification for membership of the Ilouse of the People or of the provincial legislatures. We should however, prohibit double membership that is to say that the same person should not be allowed to be a member of more than one House, either central or provincial.
PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES
80. It now remains to consider the composition of the Legislative Assemblies (provincial legislatures), their strength and the qualifications of their members. The preponderance of view is in favor of the provincial legislatures being unicameral and we share this opinion. We do not think it either necessary or feasible to have an Upper Ilouse in the province. As regards their strength, we think that each Assembly should have 100 seats, three of which should be reserved for election from amongst women. Six seats of the House of the People should be similarly reserved for women, but we are not for such reservation in the Senate. The reservation of seats for women, in both the central and the provincial legislatures, would not debar their election from the general constituencies, but we think that the chances of their being so clected are rather slender. That is the reason why we have accepted the opinion of the majority that there should be reservation of seats for women. The qualification for membership of the Legislative Assemblies should, in our opinion, be the same as for the House of the People.
81. As regards West Pakistan, it was decided, at the time of integration, that the seats in the House should be so divided as to give adequate representation to the various
