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A Brief Note of Preamble of the Constitution of India

The Preamble of the Constitution of India was first introduced on the 26th of November 1949. But Indian Preamble of the Constitution started its action on 26th January 1950. The Preamble of the Constitution of India was introduced by the constituent assembly, and the day on which the Preamble of the Constitution came into effect i.e. 26th January is performed as Republic Day every year in India. 

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The principle by which the preamble was set was the Objectives Resolution of Jawaharlal Nehru. The ideals were accepted on 22nd January 1947 by the Constituent Assembly. But the Objective Resolution for the Preamble of the Constitution was drafted and transferred to the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946, by Jawaharlal Nehru. Within the Indian people, the Preamble of the Constitution indicates the authority’s source of the Constitution. The keywords by which the Preamble of India is determined are Socialist, Sovereign, Secular, Democratic, Republic.

Socialist

In the form of some Directive Principles of State Policy, the Constitution of India has socialist content included in the preamble, then after the term, ‘socialist’ was added in the 42nd Amendment in the year 1976. Here, in the Preamble of the Constitution socialist means democratic socialism which is defined as achieving the socialist goals in an evolutionary, democratic, and non-violent way. It keeps faith in the mixed economy in which both the public sectors and private sectors are present.

Sovereign

The word ‘sovereign’ as described by the Preamble of the Constitution means that India is not dominated by any external power and the state is having its independent authority. Simply sovereignty means that a state is having independent authority. 

Secular

The term ‘secular’ was added in the 42nd Amendment in the year 1976. Secularism in the Preamble of the Constitution of India is described as all the religions i.e. Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, Jainism are Christianity are all equal in this state. India is not a state with only one religion.

Democratic

The term ‘democratic’ was added in the 42nd Amendment in the year 1976, it explains that every citizen of India has the right to vote and select the governments of their choice. The voting right is for all the people who have citizenship in India and are 18 years or above. Economic and social democracy is also included in this.

Republic

 The term ‘secular’ was added in the 42nd Amendment in the year 1976, it explains that the state’s head is elected by the people, which means that public power is not a proprietary right and the leaders can be changed by election every 5 years.

Objectives of the Indian Preamble of the Constitution

The Preamble of the Constitution provides ideas about the listed objectives:

  1. Justice

  2. Liberty

  3. Equality

  4. Fraternity

Components of the Preamble of the Constitution

  • The Preamble of the Constitution includes the date when the Preamble was introduced on 26th November in the year 1949.
  • India is not dominated by any external power and the state is having its independent authority, it simply means that citizens of India have the power to elect heads and other representatives of the state and they also have the power to criticize them.

  • The nature of the state of India is explained in the Preamble of the Constitution of India, those are Socialist, Sovereign, Secular, Democratic, Republic.

  • The Preamble of the Constitution also includes the objectives those are Liberty, Justice, Fraternity, and Equality.  

Conclusion

It is to conclude that the principle by which the preamble was set was the Objectives Resolution of Jawaharlal Nehru. The ideals were accepted on 22nd January 1947 by the Constituent Assembly. The Preamble of the Constitution of India was first introduced on the 26th of November 1949. But the Indian Preamble of the Constitution started its action on 26th January 1950. The keywords by which the Preamble of India is determined are Socialist, Sovereign, Secular, Democratic, Republic.

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