Why should we accept constitution made by the constituent assembly more than 50 years ago?
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The Constitution does not reflect the views of its members alone. It expresses a broad consensus of its time.
The Constituent Assembly represented the people of India. There was no Universal Adult Franchise at that time. So, the Constituent Assembly could not have been chosen directly by all the people of India but it was elected mainly by the members of Provincial Legislatures, which ensured a fair share of all the regions of the country.
The Constituent Assembly worked in a systematic, open and consensual manner.
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i) The Constitution does not reflect the views of its members alone. It expresses a broad consensus of its time.
ii) Over the last half a century, several groups have questioned some provisions of the Constitution. But no large social group or political party has ever questioned the legitimacy of the Constitution itself.
iii) The second reason for accepting the Constitution is that the Constituent Assembly represented the people of India. There was no universal adult franchise at that time. So the Constituent Assembly could not have been chosen directly by all the people of India. It was elected mainly by the members of the existing Provincial Legislatures. This ensured fair geographical share of members from all the regions of the country.
iv) The Assembly represented members from different language groups, castes, classes, religions and occupations. Even if the Constituent Assembly was elected by universal adult franchise, its composition would not have been very different.