Excerpts from concluding remarks by Dr. Rajendra Prasad on Constitution of India
Excerpts from concluding remarks by The Honourable Dr. Rajendra Prasad on Constitution of India Saturday, the 26th November,1949 Mr. President: ..... The first question which arises and which has been mooted is as to the category to which this Constitution belongs . Personally, I do not attach any importance to the label which may be attached to it – whether you call it Federal Constitution or Unitary Constitution or by any other name. It makes no difference so long as the Constitution serves our purpose. We are not bound to have a constitution which completely and fully falls in line with known categories of constitutions in the world. We have to take certain facts of history in our own country and the Constitution has not to an inconsiderable extent been influenced by such realities as facts of history.... Well, the first and the most obvious fact which will attract any observer is the f...