Guwahati: November 26 (today) is celebrated as the Constitution Day as
on this day in 1949, the Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent
Assembly which later came into force on January 26, 1950.
The Day is also known as
National Law Day.
The purpose of the
Constitution Day of India is to create awareness about the importance of theIndian Constitution and its architect Dr. BR Ambedkar.
Dr. BR Ambedkar, the
famous social reformer, politician, and jurist had drafted the Indian
Constitution. He was appointed as the Chairman of the Constitution Drafting
Committee on August 29, 1947. Dr. Ambedkar is known as the Father of the Indian
Constitution.
On November 19, 2015, the
Ministry of Empowerment and Social Justice notified the Government to celebrate
November 26 as 'Constitution Day' every year to promote constitutional values
among citizens.
The Constitution is a
set of written principles that fulfill the basic political, social, economic
and religious principles, procedures, rights, directive principles,
restrictions and duties of the government and the citizens of the country. The
Constitutions declare India to be a sovereign, secular, socialist, democratic,
republic and assures equality, freedom, and justice for all its citizens.
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