Constitution Day: Celebrating the Foundation of Democracy

November 26, 2024
by rajeev
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Constitution Day is celebrated on November 26 every year to mark the day on which the Constituent Assembly adopted the Indian Constitution. The government declared November 26 to observed as Constitution Day on November 19, 2015.

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Constitution Day

The Constituent Assembly met for its first session on December 9, 1946. Over the next two years, the committee made important decisions regarding the objectives, principles, and other aspects of the Constitution. It finally adopted on November 26, 1949, and came into effect two months later, on January 26, 1950, celebrated as Republic Day.

Its first meeting held on 9th December 1946, with Sachidanand Sinha as its interim President;
On 11 December 1946, Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected as the President of the Constituent Assembly;
The historic ‘Objective Resolution’ moved in the Constituent Assembly by Jawahar Lal Nehru on 13th December 1946;
Shri B.N Rau appointed as the Legal Advisor of the Constituti Assembly;
Constituent Assembly formed 13 important committees for framing the Constitution.
The Drafting Committee of the Constitution headed by B R Ambedkar, often called the ‘architect of the Indian Constitution’.It took two years, 11 months and 17 days to accomplish the stupendous task of drafting the ;
It is considered to the lenghtiest Constitution in the world. Originally it had 22 parts,395 Articles and 8 Schedules;
Union Powers Committee headed by Jawahar Lal Nehru;
Provincial Committee headed by Sardar Patel;
Committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities chaired by Sardar Patel;