Democracy without education is hypocrisy without limitation- CAD

CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OF INDIA DEBATES (PROCEEDINGS)-

VOLUME VII Tuesday, the 9th November, 1948

 Shri B. H. Khardekar "there are two important fronts in life, first there is the war front, and then there is the front of education. When we will have war, God alone knows;we may have a major war at any time and we must be prepared for that. There is some trouble in Kashmir; there was some in Hyderabad. We have got to be prepared. It must also be remembered that we are a very poor country and we must gather up all the resources  that we have, so that we can attend to first things first. In a country where democracy has to flourish, where democracy is in its infancy, the front of education is the most important one. You know the appalling condition of the people so far as education is the most  important one. You know the appalling condition of the people so far as education is  concerned. About sixty to seventy years ago, in several, countries free and compulsory  primary education was introduced. As a result of freedom, that should be our first business. Only yesterday, we discussed the necessity of having such a clause in the Draft  Constitution. In a country like ours, even free compulsory primary education would not be  enough, because the poor boy, who goes to plough, forgets even to put his signature after a  few years, and so, in proportion, even secondary education for the backward communities,  rather I may say for the poor would have to be provided. Sir, we are an infant democracy  and if we are going to have really a democratic Government, we must have education. You  know the great saying "Democracy without education is hypocrisy without limitation"