The Constituent Assembly Drafting of Constitution done by an assembly of elected representatives called Constituent Assembly
The Constituent assembly had 299 members Adopted constitution on 26 November 1949
Came into effect on 26 January 1950 for which Republic Day is celebrated every year
Why should we accept this constitution ? Constituent assembly could not be chosen directly by people but it represented the people Does not reflect views of members alone broad consensus of its time Manner in which it work gives sanctity to the constitution
A drafting committee chaired by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar formed Prepared a draft for discussion and members took 114 days in three years to draft a constitution
Are called ‘ Constituent Assembly Debates ‘ printed in 12 bulky volumes. More than two thousand amendments were considered
GUIDING VALUES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION The dream and the promise Philosophy of the constitution Institutional design
The dream and the promises Mahatma Gandhi was not a member of the constituent assembly There were many members who followed his vision Dr. B. R. Ambedkar played a key role in making of the constitution
Had a different understanding of how inequalities could be removed often bitterly criticised Mahatma Gandhi and his vision
Philosophy of the constitution Values that inspired and guided the freedom struggle, formed the foundation for India’s democracy
These values are embedded in the Preamble of Indian constitution. They guide all the articles of the Indian constitution
The Preamble of the constitution contains the philosophy on which the entire constitution was built
Provides a standard to examine and evaluate any law of the constitution. It is the soul of the Indian Constitution.