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Context: Recently, the Chief Minister of Telangana said India needs a new Constitution, as, according to him, governments at the Center over the years have been suppressing the powers of the States. The CM of Telangana is on the constitutional post as well as a responsible citizen of India so he has right to freedom of speech and expressions and by raising this issue against the debate on the reconstruction of the constitution has been evolved . 

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Introduction : 

  • The constitution of India made through the cabinet mission plan and the members of the constituent assembly were not elected through adult franchise , therefore many people criticize the undemocratic procedure of the formation of the constitution. But , In fact, the nature of the constitution is complete democratic which has been written in the first line of the preamble “We the people” reflects the will of the Indian people in the constitution
  • But the reform and the amendment of the constitution are required because of the needs of the society and the changing nature of the Indian political system . There are some flaws in the execution of some constitutional ethos , those flaws must be addressed and must be removed 
  • Central governments have indeed been suppressing the powers of the States in various ways. The Supreme Court, in judgments such as S.R. Bommai v. Union of India (1994) and this issue was raised by many Chief ministers of India . This suppression is completely against the ethos of constitutions’ federalism. But only for the political benefits some governments of the central level try to impose their wills on states . 
  • But It does not means that the provisions are not given in the constitution in this regard . Supreme court , as the guardian of the constitution can be approached in this regard and simultaneously the intellectual of the country as well as the journalist should also expose this bad intention of any political party should expose in public and in democracy public has right to punish the culprits of the constitution through the means of election 

Whether its is possible to draft new constitution : The Hindu Analysis

It is almost negligible possible to draft any new constitution because the drafting of the constitution was not a small task and it took too much time, approximately 2 years , 11 month and 18 days . As well, there is no guarantee that the new constitution would fulfill the desires of all the people of India . India is the country of huge diversified cultures therefore federalism is the only tool to strengthen India as a nation . There are sufficient provisions in the constitution through which federalism could be established. There are three separate lists , the appointment of the civil servants are also in hand of the government. Central government should also minimize its encroachment in the affairs of states. It should be very well understood by the center that the nation is must. Only for political benefits the basic structure of the constitution should not be touched . 

What is the alternative : The Hindu Analysis

Redrafting of the constitution is not the alternative of the constitution .The basic pillar of the constitution is democracy , therefore , the flaws which exist in democratic  procedure (like Electoral reforms) must be addressed by the government and the central government should respect the autonomy of the states up to maximum extent . Our Judiciary can play an important role in this regard . 

Conclusion 

The Constitution states that India is a “Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic”. It protects the rights of every section of society. On the other hand, today’s leaders give priority to particular ideologies and castes. Given this, drafting a new Constitution will be a chaotic exercise and will shut the voices of some sections, especially the vulnerable. In Fact, at the time of independence, the extreme centralization was the requirement of the country but gradually it should be given more autonomy to the states , as described in DPSP. only through awareness among people of India , the constitution could be implemented properly as per the intention of our constitution makers . Media, Supreme court and the our intellectual can play an important role in this regards

 

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Source : The Hindu (Editorial)

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