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                                                            Why should we accept the Constitution made by the Constituent Assembly more than fifty years ago? Explain any three reason.                                                  Or Why should we accept the Constitution made by the Constituent Assembly more than 62 years ago? Give three reasons.                                                       Or Why all the citizens of our country must accept the Constitution that was framed more than fifty years ago? Give any five reasons.                                                  Or Why should the Indian Constitution formulated in 1950 be applicable in 21st century? Write any five reasons.     

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                  The Constituent Assembly that wrote the Indian constitution had 299 members. The Assembly adopted the constitution on 26th November 1949 but it came into effect on 26th January 1950. (i) The Constitution does not reflect the views of its members alone, it expresses a board consensus of its time. The makers of our constitution comprised illustrious personalities, belonging to different communities, regions and political parties of India. (ii) The Constituent Assembly represented all different social groups irrespective of class, creed, status, gender and occupations. There was no adult franchise, at that time. Even if the Constituent Assembly was elected by universal adult franchise, its composition would not have been very different. (iii) In some countries, the Constitution exists as a mere piece of paper, no one follows it. But in our country, no large social group or political party has ever questioned the legitimacy of the Constitution itself. This is an unusual achievement for any Constitution. (iv) The manner in which the Constituent Assembly worked gives sanctity to the Constitution. They worked in a systemtic, open and consensual manner. (v) A Drafting Committee chaired by Dr BR Ambedkar prepared a draft constitution for discussion. Several rounds of thorough discussion took place and more than two thousand amendments were considered. (vi) Every document presented and every word spoken in the Constituent Assembly has  been recorded and preserved. These are called 'Constituent Assembly Debates' and these are printed in 12 bulky volumes. These debates provide the rationale behind every position to the Constitution. There are used to interpret the meaning of the Constitution.