CRITICISM OF THE CONSTITUTION - Polity UPSC Notes
Critics argued that the Indian Constitution contains nothing new and original.
Many provisions were directly copied from the GOI Act 1935
CRITICISM OF THE CONSTITUTION The Constitution of India, as framed and adopted by the Constituent Assembly, has been criticized on the following grounds: Salient Features of the Indian Constitution 1. A Borrowed Constitution Critics argued that the Indian Constitution contains nothing new and original. Described as a ‘borrowed Constitution’, ‘bag of borrowings’, ‘hotch-potch Constitution’, or a ‘patchwork’ of several world constitutions. Criticism deemed unfair because the framers modified borrowed features to suit Indian conditions, while avoiding their faults. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar responded: “One likes to ask whether there can be anything new in a Constitution framed at this hour in the history of the world... All Constitutions in their main provisions must look similar... The only new things are the variations made to remove faults and accommodate to the needs of the country." 2. A Carbon Copy of the 1935 Act Many provisions were directly copied from the Government of India Act, 1935. Criti…