essay on uniqueness of Indian constitution
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The reason why Indian Constitution is so lengthy is because of the kind of diversity and unique problems that exist only in ....
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The demand for a Constituent Assembly was first made by M.N. Roy – a communist party leader – and later pursued by the Congress party. In 1940, the British government accepted the demand and allowed Indians to draft the Indian Constitution.
The first Constituent Assembly meeting presided by Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was held on December 9, 1946.
On August 29, 1947, a drafting committee under the chairmanship of Dr B.R. Ambedkar was constituted to prepare a draft constitution.
There were a total of 11 sessions held between December 9, 1946 and January 24, 1950. During this period between the adoption and enforcement, there were over 2000 amendments made to the draft after much debate and discussion.
On January 24, 1950, the drafting of the constitution was accomplished when the members signed two handwritten copies of the document one each in Hindi and English.
On January 26, 1950, the Constitution of India came into force and became the law of the land. This day is commemorated as Republic Day.
Indian constitution is the most unique and the longest written constitution in the world which originally had 395 articles, divided into 22 parts and 8 schedules. At present, our constitution contains 448 articles, with 12 schedules.
The Indian Constitution is drawn from constitutions of various nations such as England, USA, France, the USSR, South Africa etc.
According to Article 368 of the constitution, the Parliament can make amendments to the constitution as per the needs. However the Apex Court held that except the basic structure every part of the constitution can be modified. Any old or new law violating the basic structure of the constitution is unconstitutional and will be invalidated by the courts.
The Constitution of India identifies only single citizenship. In the United States, there is provision of dual citizenship. In India, people are citizens of India only, not of the respective states to which they belong. This provision would help to promote harmony and integrity of the nation