Question

Speech on constitution of india for kids

Answer 1

For centuries different parts of our country were under the rule of kings and queens . However , when our leaders fought against the british colonial rule , they wanted the future government of india to be democratic and not monarchic . They wanted india to be ruled by the people themselves with the help of elected representatives.
When india gained freedom from colonial ,it was decided to put together basic principles fr which we stood and principles and procedures by which our country would be ruled. These were written down in a book called the 'Constitution'.
The indian constitution was drafted under very difficult circumstances . The country had been controlled by britain for about 200 yearsand its institutions had been designed to suit their needs.
The Constitution was drafted by an assembly of elected representatives called the Constituent Assembly .Elections to the Constituent assembly were held in July 1946 . Its first meeting was held in December 1946.With the partition of the country in august 1947, the constituent assembly was also divided into the constituent assembly of india and that of pakistan , The indian constituent assembly had 299 members . The assembly adopted the Constitution on 26 November 1950. To mark this day , we(indians) celebrate 26January as republic day.

Answer 2

"CONSTITUTION"

In democracy, there are certain basic rules that the citizens and the government have to follow. All such rules together are known as \bf{Constitution}Constitution .

It is the supreme law of the country. It determines the rights of citizens, the powers of the government and how the government should function!

\textsf{Why we need Constitution?}Why we need Constitution?

Constitution is required to safeguard the interests of common people ; whether they belong to major community or minor community.

\textsf{There are some basic rules that needs to be fulfilled by Constitution :-}There are some basic rules that needs to be fulfilled by Constitution :-

(1) It generates a degree of trust and coordination among people that is necessary for the different kinds of people living together.

(2) It specifies how the government will be constituted and who will have the power to make this decisions.

(3) It lays down limits to the powers of the government and also specifies the rights of the citizens.

(4) It also expresses the aspirations of the people about creating a good society.

The constitution was adopted by Assembly on 26th November 1949.

It came into effect on 26th January 1950. To mark this day, we celebrate 26th January as Republic day every year.

The constitution does not reflect the view of its members alone, but expresses abroad consensus of its time.

Another reason for accepting the constitution is that the constituent assembly represent the people of India. it could not be chosen directly by all The people as there was no Universal adult franchise at that time. The Constituent assembly was elected by the members of the existing Provincial Legislatures. This ensured a fair geographical Share of members from all regions of the country.