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Constitution of India – Major Features

1. Lengthiest Written Constitution


2. Drawn from Various Sources
3. Blend of Rigidity and Flexibility
4. Federal System with Unitary Bias
5. Parliamentary Form of Government
6. Synthesis of Parliamentary Sovereignty and Judicial Supremacy
7. Rule Of Law
8. Integrated and Independent Judiciary
9. Fundamental Rights
10. Directive Principles of State Policy
11. Fundamental Duties
12. Indian Secularism
13. Universal Adult Franchise
14. Single Citizenship
15. Independent Bodies
16. Emergency Provisions
17. Three-tier Government
18. Co-operative Societies
Criticism of Indian Constitution
1.0 Grounds Not a Sovereign Body of Criticism1.1 Not a Representative
Body1.2 Not a Sovereign Body1.3 Dominated by Congress
1.4 Dominated by Hindus1.5 Borrowed Constitution1.6 Carbon Copy of
1935 Act1.7 Un-Indain or Anti-Indian1.8 Un-Gandhian Constitution
1.9 Elephantine Size1.10 Paradise of Lawyers

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