This discussion was taking place in a class Read the various arguments and state which of these do you - Pol Science - The Philosophy of Constitution

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This discussion was taking place in a class Read the
various arguments and state which of these do you agree with and
why
Jayesh: I still think that our Constitution is only a
borrowed document
Saba: Do you mean to say that there is nothing Indian in
it? But is there such a thing as Indian and western in the case of
values and ideas? Take equality between men and women What is
western about it? And even if it is, should we reject it only
because it is western?
Jayesh: What I mean is that after fighting for
independence from the British, did we not adopt their system of
parliamentary government?
Neha: You forget that when we fought the British, we were
not against the British as such, we were against the principle of
colonialism That has nothing to do with adopting a system of
government that we wanted, wherever it came from

Ankita Bisht · Accepted Answer

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The arguments of Saba and Neha are correct that the idea
of equality cannot be rejected merely because it is of western
origin The values that are a part of the Constitution are universal
and thus, cannot be discriminated as Indian or Western It is also
correct that while the British were unjust in their policy of
colonialism, there were certain principles of their governance that
were modern and suitable as they allowed people to choose their own
representatives Thus, the positive values of British system should
not be ignored on the basis of negative impact of British
colonialism