Reporting for a Meeting/Assembly

What a Constituent Assembly is?

A constituent assembly is an executive body that creates and adopts the Constitution of India. It is made up of and comprises representatives from all sorts of Indian areas (rural and urban). The first meeting of the constituent assembly was held at the Parliament of India.

Constituent Assembly of India

Manabendra Nath Roy, a founding member of the Communist Party of India, suggested the notion of a constituent assembly for India for the first time in 1934. In 1940, the British agreed to the suggestion. The committee’s President was Dr. Rajendra Prasad, while Jawaharlal Nehru was appointed as the state committee’s Union Head. The Muslim League advocated a separate homeland for the Muslim-dominated people in North-West India at this same gathering.

The constituent assembly, on the other hand, was established in 1946 on the foundation of the whole cabinet strategic plan. The first meeting of the constituent assembly was held on December 9, 1946. The Constituent Assembly accomplished the work of drafting the Indian Constitution basically in two years and eleven months. The Constituent Assembly enacted the Indian Constitution on November 26, 1949, and it went into effect on January 26, 1950.

What is the Composition of the Constituent Assembly?

The constitutional advisor was BN Rau from the time of the constituent assembly’s first meeting. The first temporary chairman of the Constituent Assembly at the first meeting was Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was subsequently elected President further, with Harendra Coomar Mookerjee as Vice President. 

In total, there were 389 members in the beginning. Following partition, some of the members moved to Pakistan, bringing the total number of members to 299. Further, there were 229 nominations from British provinces and 70 nominations from princely kingdoms.

What Were The Resolutions Behind The Establishment Of The Constituent Assembly?

The following objectives were underlined in the resolution to establish the Constitution of India:

• A republic will be all that remains of a free India

• All individuals would have access to the ideals of social, political, and economic democracy

• Fundamental rights would be granted by the republic

• Minorities and backward classes rights would be protected by the state

With the above-mentioned reinforcements, the establishment of the Constitution of India took place. 

Working of Constituent Assembly 

The entire working of the constituent assembly after the constituent assembly first meeting took place in the following manner: 

• On December 9, 1946, the first meeting of the constituent assembly was conducted

• The initial meeting was not attended by The Muslim League

• In the inaugural meeting, Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha served as the temporary president

• Dr. Rajendra Prasad and HC Mukherjee were chosen as President and Vice-President of the Assembly, correspondingly, following elections

• Sir BN Rau has been designated as the assembly’s constitutional advisor

• After the Mountbatten plan was approved, members of the Muslim League who lived in Indian territory were allowed to participate in the council’s proceedings

• Members of princely states who had previously remained away from the proceedings also took part

• The Constituent Assembly delivered 11 sessions over the span of 2 years, 11 months and 18 days

• The final session of Constituent Assembly held on 24th January, 1950

The procedure followed for the establishment of the Constitution of India during an assembly meeting: 

• Agreeing on a wide set of concepts and aims

• Choosing institutions and methods for the constitution-making process

• Offering civic education on the methodology, the country’s enshrined in the constitution history, and options in order to prepare people for consultation

• Consultation with others and expert consultation

• Providing insight into the process of comparing and contrasting events

• Opinions are examined

• Working on a draught constitution

• The draught constitution is being discussed in public

• Getting ready for the final version

• The final version is enacted into law

• The vote was held in a referendum

• Incorporation of the Constitution

• Putting the Constitution into practice and further establishment took place 

Enactment Procedure of the Constitution of India 

The procedure of enactment and implementation of the Constitution of India took several years. In 1948, the legislature received the final draft of the Constitution of India. In 1949, on November 26th, the constituent assembly accepted, implemented, and gave themselves the constitution after additional readings. On the above-mentioned day, several provisions of the constitution went into effect. The majority of the laws, however, went into effect on January 26th, 1950. The constitution refers to this day as the date of its commencement.  Year after year, this day is commemorated as Republic Day.  The constitution-makers picked this day to honour the Purna Swaraj, which began on January 26th, 1930.

Conclusion

Conclusively, the Constituent Assembly gave a huge contribution to the establishment of the Constitution of India and Republic Nation. The process took a very long period of time, almost three years, to get into motion but significantly, it contributed a major part to the nation. Everything is happening according to the constitution nowadays, and this is possible just because of the constituent assembly and the constituent assembly’s first meeting that took place in 1946.