what factors have been contributed to form our constitution
Answers
It was not an easy affair to make a constitution for a huge
and diverse country like India. The major factors which contributed to the
making of our Constitution were:
1. People of India were emerging from the status of subjects
to that of citizens.
2. The country was formed after a partition on the basis of
religious differences. It was a traumatic experience for the people of India
and Pakistan.
3. The rulers of the princely states were free to decide
whether they wanted to merge with India or Pakistan or remain independent.
4. In 1928, Motilal Nehru and other Congress leaders drafted
a constitution for India. The resolution of the Karachi session of the Indian
National Congress, in 1931 dwelt on how independent India's constitution should
look like. These documents included universal
adult franchise, right to freedom and equality and protection of the rights of
minorities. Thus all leaders accepted some basic values much before the
formation of the Constitution.
5. The familiarity with the political institutions of
colonial rule helped to develop an agreement over the institutional design.
Elections were held all over British India in 1937, to Provincial Legislatures
and Ministries.