This issue of Policy Watch observes the contemporary issue of Citizenship. This issue is conceptually important as being a citizen is essential before one can have any constitutional rights or participate in any democratic institutions through elections. And of course, it is of contemporary importance because of the agitations around the country against the CAA.
This issue of Policy Watch begins with a graphic tracing the history of constitution making in India. This is courtesy the Constitutional and Civic Citizenship Project has been undertaken by the Centre for Law and Policy Research (CLPR), https://www.constitutionofindia.net/
The second article gives excerpts from the two and a half days of debates in the Constituent Assembly (from Aug 10th 1949, afternoon till 12th Aug 1949 end of the day), on Articles 5 and 6 in the Draft Constitution SDGs in South Asia, put together by Mr Vijay Mahajan, Director, RGICS, with the support of Ms Vinita Masih. The excerpts show the extreme divergence of views among the members, yet a very respectful and mutually accommodative manner of debating the issue threadbare from multiple stakeholders’ points of view.
The next article is the transcript of a speech given by Mr Sanjay Hegde, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, at the Jawahar Bhawan on 15th February, 2020. The talk was organized by SAHMAT, which has also organized an exhibition at the Jawahar Bhawan on 70 Years of the Constitution.
The third article is a photo essay using artworks in the exhibition, with text from a review of the Exhibition by the National Herald.
Policy Watch: Constitutional Values and Democratic Institutions – February 2020
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