48 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
second reading the Constitution was discussed clause by clause in detail. The discussion concluded on 17th October 1949.
The Constituent Assembly again sat on the 14th November 1949 for the third reading. This was finished on the 26th November1949 when the Constitution was declared as, passed and there after the President of the Assembly signed it.
The Draft Constitution is placed in this part as Annexure. It will help the reader to understand the clauses and the discussion thereon by referring to the original articles.
—Editor