The Indian constitution : The chief Architect
Who is the Architect of the Indian constitution ? Many people in this country give credit to Dr Ambedkar : It is true he made a significant contribution,but to give him total credit to him is not correct.: Many say Gandhi,Nehru & Ambedkar are the Trinity of the Indian Constitution : The contribution of others to the making of the constitution cannot /should not be ignored. The constitutional Advisor Sri BN Rau,prepared the Basic format of the constitution. He prepared the "Notes" on almost every aspect of the constitution: He borrowed largely from the Govt of India Act, this was the basis for transfer of power. He borrowed extensively from the American, Australian & Irish constitutions The draft was moved in 1946 & the objections were resolved.India was to be an Independent, a sovereign Republic. Dr Rajendra Prasad(,who awarded the Bharat Ratna to himself),was the President of the Constituent Assembly & later became President of the Republic.(Against Nehru's wish : Rajagopala achari,was his choice for the post) Nehru's inspiring speech,while moving the "terms of reference"(resolution) later became Preamble to the constitution. A number of committee's were appointed to discuss the various aspects of the Draft : BN Rao's contribution is the greatest,on this task.He brought to bear his extensive knowledge of the various constitutions of the world as well as his great administrative experience: The original draft was prepared by BN Rau,the drafting committee only worked on it & brought out the FINAL DRAFT. : In April,1948, Ambedkar said in a speech that 250 clauses of the 1935 Act had been embodied into the new constitution, It simply means that 4/5 the of the constitution was nothing but the 1935 Regulatory act.The Fundamental rights(copied from the American constitution) The congress session of Karachi(1931) under the Presidentship of Sardar Patel & earlier the Nehru report (1928) was pat of it. Although the Nehru report was rejected by the Muslim League, it formed the basis of the main report of the Karachi resolution.
Ambedkar was a member of the Viceroy executive committee during the last days of the British Raj. He had bitterly opposed the Gandhi during the Freedom Struggle : Inspite of this, Gandhi made him the chairman of the Drafting Committee. Ambedkar himself paid glowing tributes to the other members of the drafting committee.He clearly said " Men bigger ,better & more competent than myself" were in the committee He paid glowing tributes to Sir Alladi krishnaswmy Iyyer."The credit given to me does not really belong to me" he said, BN Rau & SN Mukherjee(The chief Draftsman)'' contributed a lot. To day how many of Ambedkar's followers acknowledge this fact? All parties atthat time believed in Egalitarian society & Social Justice.
Many un wanted aspects has been included in this Book,like pay & allowances of the President,payment of ICS officers pensions in Pounds Etc Etc.(in fact one retired ,ICSofficer in Tamilnadu had approached the High Court, TN for payment of his pension in Pound Sterling,by invoking the constitutional provision) The Theory of separation of Powers, the Fundamental rights were lifted from the American constitution, The directive principles,from the Irish constitution(Though it cannot be enforced) The very fact that as many as 120 constitutional amendamaents has bee passed ,clearly shows,that" the Basic Structure" has been Changed : It no more remains the Original work of the founding fathers of the constitution
Who is the Architect of the Indian constitution ? Many people in this country give credit to Dr Ambedkar : It is true he made a significant contribution,but to give him total credit to him is not correct.: Many say Gandhi,Nehru & Ambedkar are the Trinity of the Indian Constitution : The contribution of others to the making of the constitution cannot /should not be ignored. The constitutional Advisor Sri BN Rau,prepared the Basic format of the constitution. He prepared the "Notes" on almost every aspect of the constitution: He borrowed largely from the Govt of India Act, this was the basis for transfer of power. He borrowed extensively from the American, Australian & Irish constitutions The draft was moved in 1946 & the objections were resolved.India was to be an Independent, a sovereign Republic. Dr Rajendra Prasad(,who awarded the Bharat Ratna to himself),was the President of the Constituent Assembly & later became President of the Republic.(Against Nehru's wish : Rajagopala achari,was his choice for the post) Nehru's inspiring speech,while moving the "terms of reference"(resolution) later became Preamble to the constitution. A number of committee's were appointed to discuss the various aspects of the Draft : BN Rao's contribution is the greatest,on this task.He brought to bear his extensive knowledge of the various constitutions of the world as well as his great administrative experience: The original draft was prepared by BN Rau,the drafting committee only worked on it & brought out the FINAL DRAFT. : In April,1948, Ambedkar said in a speech that 250 clauses of the 1935 Act had been embodied into the new constitution, It simply means that 4/5 the of the constitution was nothing but the 1935 Regulatory act.The Fundamental rights(copied from the American constitution) The congress session of Karachi(1931) under the Presidentship of Sardar Patel & earlier the Nehru report (1928) was pat of it. Although the Nehru report was rejected by the Muslim League, it formed the basis of the main report of the Karachi resolution.
Ambedkar was a member of the Viceroy executive committee during the last days of the British Raj. He had bitterly opposed the Gandhi during the Freedom Struggle : Inspite of this, Gandhi made him the chairman of the Drafting Committee. Ambedkar himself paid glowing tributes to the other members of the drafting committee.He clearly said " Men bigger ,better & more competent than myself" were in the committee He paid glowing tributes to Sir Alladi krishnaswmy Iyyer."The credit given to me does not really belong to me" he said, BN Rau & SN Mukherjee(The chief Draftsman)'' contributed a lot. To day how many of Ambedkar's followers acknowledge this fact? All parties atthat time believed in Egalitarian society & Social Justice.
Many un wanted aspects has been included in this Book,like pay & allowances of the President,payment of ICS officers pensions in Pounds Etc Etc.(in fact one retired ,ICSofficer in Tamilnadu had approached the High Court, TN for payment of his pension in Pound Sterling,by invoking the constitutional provision) The Theory of separation of Powers, the Fundamental rights were lifted from the American constitution, The directive principles,from the Irish constitution(Though it cannot be enforced) The very fact that as many as 120 constitutional amendamaents has bee passed ,clearly shows,that" the Basic Structure" has been Changed : It no more remains the Original work of the founding fathers of the constitution
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