Constitution strengthens our parliamentary democracy: Vice President
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the constitution-framers should be saluted for giving a constitution that strengthened parliamentary democracy and stood the test of times, even as it evolved through several amendments.
He was addressing the gathering after releasing the Book ‘Constitutionalizing India: an Ideational Project’ authored by Bidyut Chakrabarty, here.
"The book reveals how the ideas with completely different socio-economic roots competed with each other in the making of a Constitution which was acceptable to all," Naidu added.
The Vice President said that even 68 years after it came into force, the Constitution continues to be the guiding light on all matters connected with governance and jurisprudence.
He further said that Sardar Patel, who played a key role in drafting the Constitution, wanted a strong centre and a robust, homogenous administration to maintain the unity and integrity of India.
The Vice President said that the architect of the Indian Constitution Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in his address to the constituent assembly described how magnificently the framers of the constitution accomplished the formidable task in less than three years.
"Dr. Ambedkar pointed out that constitutions of America, Canada, South Africa and Australia were much smaller than our constitution," he added.
The Vice President recalled the sagacious words of Dr. Ambedkar, which are as relevant today as when he had spoken: “However good a constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However bad a constitution may be, if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good”.
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