Thefollowing are different positions about reading and understandingConstituent Assembly debates.

i.Which of these statements argues that Constituent Assembly debatesare relevant even today? Which statement says that they are notrelevant?

ii.With which of these positions do you agree and why?

a.Common people are too busy in earning livelihood and meetingdifferent pressures of life. They can’t understand the legallanguage of these debates.

b.The conditions and challenges today are different from the time whenthe Constitution was made. To read the ideas of Constitution makersand use them for our new times is trying to bring past in thepresent.

c.Our ways of understanding the world and the present challenges havenot changed totally. Constituent Assembly debates can provide usreasons why certain practises are important. In a period whenconstitutional practises are being challenged, not knowing thereasons can destroy them.

iThe statement that argues that Constituent Assembly debates arerelevant event today is c.

c.Our ways of understanding the world and the present challenges havenot changed totally. Constituent Assembly debates can provide usreasons why certain practises are important. In a period whenconstitutional practises are being challenged, not knowing thereasons can destroy them.

Thestatement that argues that Constituent Assembly debates are notrelevant today is b.

b.The conditions and challenges today are different from the time whenthe Constitution was made. To read the ideas of Constitution makersand use them for our new times is trying to bring past in the present

(ii)

c.Our ways of understanding the world and the present challenges havenot changed totally. Constituent Assembly debates can provide usreasons why certain practises are important. In a period whenconstitutional practises are being challenged, not knowing thereasons can destroy them.

Thestatement above is correct because the values that are enshrined inthe Constitution are universal in nature and constitute a safeguardfor the rights of the citizens. It is necessary to uphold thesevalues as they are relevant to society in all ages. The breakdown ofConstitutional values would lead to chaos and endanger the rights ofthe citizens as well as the integrity of the country.