Many of the programmes have been marked by a reading of the Preamble, which is reflective of the essence of the Constitution of India. The original Preamble, adopted by the Constituent Assembly in 1949, declared India a “Sovereign Democratic Republic”. Resolution and discussionThe Preamble is based on the Objective Resolution moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946. On October 17, 1949, the Constituent Assembly took up the Preamble for discussion. Thereafter, the Preamble was adopted.

Source: Indian Express December 29, 2019 22:47 UTC