Question

The Indian constitution truly represents the people of India. Justify by giving suitable references

Answer 1

The Indian constitution truly represents the people of India as it was drafted by the Constituent Assembly comprising of representatives from every community of the country. It was done so to give equal representation, and adequately focus on the concerns of each community of the country.

Apart from eminent members like Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Sanjay Phakey, Jawaharlal Nehru, C. Rajagopalachari, Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Purushottam Mavalankar, Sandipkumar Patel, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, the constituent assembly had more than 30 members of the scheduled classes, several women members like Sarojini Naidu, Hansa Mehta, Durgabai Deshmukh.

Ari Bahadur Gurung represented the Gorkha community, Harendra Coomar Mookerjee represented the Christian community, Frank Anthony represented the Anglo-Indian community, and H. P. Modi represented the Parsi community, thus ensuring the aspirations of all sections of the country taken into account while drfating the constitution.