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Comment in 150 words: Ambedkar’s ideas on constitutionalism.

  • UPSC 2020
  • 10 marks
  • Indian Political Thought

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Constitutionalism means government limited by law and answerable for its power. For B. R. Ambedkar (Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar), Chairman of the Drafting Committee, limiting power was only half the task. The other half was to use legitimate power to reconstruct an unequal society. His constitutionalism was therefore both liberal and transformative.

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  • Limiting Power
  • Law as an Instrument of Change
  • Constitutional Morality
  • Warnings of 25 November 1949
  • Relevance and Limits
  • Conclusion
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