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passed. The Commonwealth issue, he felt, was likely to be decided outside the Constituent Assembly.” (Mission With Mountbatten. Pp. 318-20 by Alan Campbell—Johnson).
“The Indian Constitution, which was under active preparation and discussion during Lord Mountbatten’s term of office, is a synthesis of the great Western charters of liberty. The obvious hiatus between the vision of this document and the realities of Indian life does not destroy the validity of the vision. It represents a great tribute to the liberalising influence of British thought, and is a fundamental attack upon the aims and aspirations of communalism. The Indian Constitution offers fresh hope for the eighty million Untouchables, who under purely Hindu dogma were parials polluting food with their shadow, but are now Indian citizens with equal rights before the law. It is significant that one of the principal personalities in Nehru’s Government, and as such a prominent personality in the preparation and sponsorship of the Constitution, is Dr. Ambedkar, the well- known leader of the Untouchables.” [1]
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- : Mission with Mountbatten, Pp. 361-362, by Alan Campbell-Johnson.
Reprinted : Khairmode, Vol. 10, Pp. 36-38.