75th Constitution Day: History and Significance of November 26 | India News – Times of India

“On January 26, 1950, India will be an independent country,” he said Indian Constitution BR Ambedkar had said this when he presented the draft of the Indian Constitution 75 years ago. But this optimism was accompanied by fear: “Will she keep her independence or will she lose it again?”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to the citizens and said, “Happy Constitution Day to all the countrymen on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Constitution of India,” as he went on to explain the significance of the book.

This comes a day after the Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking to challenge the 1976 amendment to the Constitution, which introduced the terms ‘socialist’, ‘secular’ and ‘integrity’ in the preamble. These words were added through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment, passed during the tenure of Indira Gandhi’s government.

Historical Significance of Constitution Day

Constitution Day, or ‘Samvidhan Divas’, is celebrated annually November 26 on the occasion of the adoption of the Constitution of India.
On this day in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution, which came into effect on January 26, 1950.
On November 19, 2015, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment announced the decision of the Government of India to celebrate November 26 every year as ‘Constitution Day’, with the aim of promoting the values ​​enshrined in the Constitution among the citizens .
From being used as a weapon in politics to being a tool for the judiciary, the book has single-handedly acted as a legislative, executive and judicial power.
To summarize Ambedkar’s concerns about the success of the Constitution, one may recall his own quote: . “If I may say so, if things go wrong under the new Constitution, the reason will not be because we had a bad Constitution. What we’re going to have to say is: that Man was despicable.”