Thursday, 27 September 2012


IMPORTANT NOTES FROM CONSTITUTION (PART-1)

  • For the first time the idea for the formation of the constitution was given by M.N ROY in 1934
  • for the second time it was given by the indian national congress in 1936
  • During world war 2 , sir stafford cripps was sent to india to win over the support of indian political leaders. A proposal for making the constitution assembly was prepared but it was rejected
  •  In 1946 , the cabinet mission came to india and put across a proposal for setting up of the constitution assembly
  • The constitution assembly thus created had 389 members of which the members of the provincial assemblies elected 296 members and the rest were nominated by the princely states.
  • First meeting was held on 9th december 1946 and Dr. Satchidananda sinha was elected as interim chairman
  • however on december 11th 1946 Dr. rajendra prasad was elected its permanent chairman
  •  The muslim league boycotted the meeting
  • The situation in the country detiriorated and communal riots broke out.
  • All the events resulted in the partition of the country with the mount batten plan of june,3 1947.
  • Shri B.N Rau was appointed as the legal advisor of the constituent assembly
  • The constituent assembly formed 13 important committees for framing the constitution
IMPORTANT COMMITTEES OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
  1. Union powers committee chairman- Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. Drafting committee chairman- B.R Ambbedkar
  3. Committe on union constitution-  Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. Fundamental rights and minorities committee- Sardar vallabhbhai patel
  5. Steering committe- Dr. K.M Munshi
  6. Provincial Committee- Sardar Patel

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