On 26th
Nov 1949 the constitution was completed
, which the constituent assembly took about 3 years to complete.
This
document; a sacred document the Nation
gave it to itself as a guiding light to carve its destiny.
It is the
longest constitution and incorporates provisions borrowed from various other constitutions- USA, Canada,
Ireland, Australia, France and even Germany.
When we were
students we were critical of the fact that such a large constitution with
provisions incorporated from others was not the best way to do things. But now
with age and time I feel that it was perhaps a good thing and there is no shame
in learning from the experience of others.
It was huge
because of the vastness of our Nation. The hugeness of our country in terms of
size, population , communities, complexities and historical peculiarities. Time
has proved that our founding fathers did a wonderful job and in my opinion it
has withstood the test of time.
However
certain features of it are being questioned which adds to the debate and its
dynamism.
As we
remember the day a few things come to my mind and therefore I intend to express
the same.
The first is
that we all should remember the Preamble
in the same manner as we remember our daily prayer. All citizens, Politicians, Bureaucrats,
specially the following lines :
“ …..To
secure to all its citizens JUSTICE,social,economic and political;
LIBERTY of
thought ,expression,belief,faith and worship
EQALITY of
status and opportunity………”
Further for
all legislatures and Police and Bureaucrats the ‘Fundamental rights’ from
article 14 to 32 should be insisted and their interpretation should be
explained. It should be inculcated in the Law agencies that they are to protect
the fundamental rights of citizens and not to restrict the same. Our
Legislatures should be tutored in the initial months and formal classes should
be held to tell them of their duties and finer aspects of the ‘Fundamental
rights’ and ‘The directive principles of state policy’ should be explained to
them.
Finally our
citizens should know of the ‘Fundamental duties' of the citizens and specially the following
among 11:
“ (a) Abide
by the constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag
and the National Anthem
(b) Cherish and follow the noble ideals which
inspired our freedom struggle.
( c) Value and preserve the rich heritage of our
composite culture.
(d) Develop
the scientific temper ,humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform…”
Our
Constitution has more than 400 articles but the key aspects are in the following:
(a) The Preamble ( our daily prayer).
(b) The ‘Fundamental Rights’ and ‘The
directive principles of state policy’.( legislatures and executive)
(c) The Fundamental duties.( for all
citizens)
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