Important Dates related to the Enactment of the Constituent Assembly of India are as :
Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, the then Law Minister and the President of the Constituent Assembly is also known as "Father of the Constitution of India", "Chief Architect of the Constitution of India" and "Modern Manu"
Few of the Articles of the Constitution came into force on November 26, 1949 itself, that included Article 5,6,7,8,9,60,324,366,379,380,388,391,392 and 393. Rest of the provisions or the major part came into force on January 26, 1950. January 26 was chosen as the "date of commencement" of the Constitution because it was on this day in 1930 that Purna Swaraj day was celebrated.
Every great step in the history is followed by the criticism of the same. In the same manner, the Constituent Assembly was also criticized. Some of the critics included :
| Date | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nov 4, 1948 | First Reading of the Final Draft of the Constitution by Dr. B.R.Ambedkar |
| Nov 4 - 9, 1948 | General Discussion on the F inal Draft of the Constitution. |
| Nov 15, 1948 - Oct 17, 1949 | Second Reading of the Constitution. |
| Detailed Discussion on the Constitution which included 7653 Amendments proposed out of which 2473 were actually discussed. | |
| Nov 14, 1949 | Third Reading of the Constitution. |
| Also known for the motion passed by Dr. B.R.Ambedkar "the Constitution as settled by the Assembly be passed" | |
| Nov 26, 1949 | Draft Constitution was declared as Passed. |
| 284 out of 299 members were present in the Assembly and the Draft Constitution received their signatures. | |
| The Constitution adopted on November 26, 1949, contained a Preamble, 395 Articles and 8 Schedules |
Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, the then Law Minister and the President of the Constituent Assembly is also known as "Father of the Constitution of India", "Chief Architect of the Constitution of India" and "Modern Manu"
Few of the Articles of the Constitution came into force on November 26, 1949 itself, that included Article 5,6,7,8,9,60,324,366,379,380,388,391,392 and 393. Rest of the provisions or the major part came into force on January 26, 1950. January 26 was chosen as the "date of commencement" of the Constitution because it was on this day in 1930 that Purna Swaraj day was celebrated.
Every great step in the history is followed by the criticism of the same. In the same manner, the Constituent Assembly was also criticized. Some of the critics included :
- Constituent Assembly was not a representative body as its members were not directly elected by the people of India.
- As the Constituent Assembly was created on the proposals of the British Government, some people didn't considered it as a Sovereign body.
- Some compare it to the framers of the American Constitution, who constituted the Constitution in 4 months, stating that the constituent assembly is consuming too much time.
- Granville Austin even stated that "The Constituent Assembly was a one-party body".
- Critics even stated it as a Lawyer-Politician Domination.
- And above all, some even named it as a "Hindu Dominated Constituent Assembly"
