70 years of Indian constitution

Several knowledgeable persons and intellectuals showed their prowess and acumen in preparing the constitution to ensure equality, freedom and brotherhood as the main pillars when the people were freed from broken shackles of slavery by migrant rulers. Great personalities formulated the best Constitution celebrating 70 years.

Hyderabad: The written form of the Indian Constitution which is the biggest in the world is not just a pack of papers. It is a document that aims to protect the progressive aspirations of people of India who occupy seven per cent of the world population. It is an Act that offers confidence among people of equality and justice without any differences. This resolution is higher than the acts. It is a determination, a promise, security and above all, we have to dedicate ourselves for a big aim.

This was stated by Pundit Nehru during a meeting to approve the constitution to achieve its aims through a resolution in Dec 1946.

Several knowledgeable persons and intellectuals showed their prowess and acumen in preparing the constitution to ensure equality, freedom and brotherhood as the main pillars when the people were freed from broken shackles of slavery by migrant rulers. Great personalities formulated the best Constitution celebrating 70 years.

Equality, freedom and brotherhood were extracted from the French Constitution, Five Year Plan from the Soviet Union, principles from Ireland and functioning of Constitution from Japan.

Modi government decided in 2015 to commemorate Ambedkar on his 125th birth anniversary on November 26.

The centre directed to conduct year-long programs in all schools across the country to pronounce the greatness of the Constitution to mark its 70 years. While constitutional celebrations were on one side, to mark its Golden Jubilee event, then-President Narayanan made some invaluable remarks to introspect whether our failures caused by the constitution or we caused its failure.

From citizens to rulers everyone has to abide by constitutional values to provide a remedy for several problems. During Republic day address, then-President Sarvepalli guided us by saying that our commitment will be known when we take apt measures to reach our high aims and not by just giving statements.

In spite of making more than 100 amendments to the constitution, we could not achieve the first-day target of addressing poverty and its twins like hunger and ill health in 70 years, besides India lagging behind at poor 130th place in the world in respect of human development indicator.

Our immediate aim is to find the reason for that. Fact is that political corruption leads all sorts of corruption spreading its routes into villages and elsewhere.

Heading to diktats of Prime Minister Indira, bureaucracy diluted values of the constitution instead of discharging duties of the legislature, executive and judiciary.

Mahatma Gandhi said not just the goals, need of the hour was to have better ways and means to achieve them.

The foolishness of selfish leaders indulged in corruption for decades unfolded the moral flag of the nation by giving government stamp to the oppression of black money holders in the country.

The predicament is that prime minister in the recent past expressed displeasure by saying that whether India has achieved development to full extent as per our efficiencies and capabilities in the wake of growing number of tactical fellows seek to know whether it was written in the Constitution to quit the plum posts followed by cases of crime and accusations.

Studies reveal that unabated growth of financial disparities are throwing big challenges to India rather than poverty.

Cautions made by Ambedkar during concluding session of the Constitution on November 25 in 1949 have more priority today.

Unmindful of civil disobedience and Sathyagraha, Ambedkar rang warning bells that devotion and blind following in politics lead to dictatorship.

He clarified that political democracy will be in danger if equality was denied for a long time. Citizens and the governments have to strictly abide by constitutional values for that. Rulers have to keep in mind the fact that there is no other big insult than poverty as true progress is possible when poor are involved in the development process.

People are real kings of the Constitution who wrote "We the people of India." Constitutional spirit can be safeguarded by rooting out corruption efficiently, shouldering responsibilities with commitment and protecting civil rights.