Question

How were the objectives of the constituent assembly reflected in the resolution drafted in 1947

Answer 1

Before the framing of the constitution started, anObjectives Resolution(the resolution that defined the aims of the Assembly) was moved by Nehru in 1946. This resolution enshrined the aspirations and values behind the Constitution making.On the basis of the Objectives Resolution, India’s Constitution gave institutional expression to the fundamental commitments:equality, liberty, democracy,sovereignty and a cosmopolitan identity. This made the moral commitment to establish a government that will fulfil the many promises that the nationalist movement held before the people of India.



The summary of the Objective Resolution is as follows:


India is an independent, sovereign, republicIndia shall be a Union of erstwhile British Indian territories, Indian States, and other parts outside British India and Indian States as are willing to be a part of the Union

Territories forming the Union shall be autonomous units and exercise all powers and functions of the Government and administration, except those assigned to or vested in the UnionAll powers and authority of sovereign and independent India and its constitution shallflow from the people

All people of India shall be guaranteed and secured social, economic and political justice; equality of status and opportunitiesand equality before law; and fundamental freedoms – of speech, expression, belief, faith, worship, vocation, association and action – subject to law and public moralityThe minorities, backward and tribal areas, depressed and other backward classes shall be provided adequate safeguardsThe territorial integrity of the Republic and its sovereign rights on land, sea and air shall be maintained according to justice and law of civilized nationsThe land would make full and willing contribution to the promotion of world peace and welfare of mankindLate in the evening of 14 August, 1947 the Assembly met in the Constitution Hall and at the stroke of midnight, took over as the Legislative Assembly of an Independent India.