Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution, played a crucial role in shaping and explaining the provisions of the Constitution. He defended the inclusion of Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSPs) in the Constitution during the Constituent Assembly debates, highlighting their moral and political value despite being non-justiciable.
"Directive Principles is a novel feature in a constitution framed for parliamentary democracy. They have no binding force. But whoever captures power will not be free to do what he likes with it. He will have to respect the Directive Principles. He cannot ignore them. He may not have to answer for their breach in a court of law, but he will certainly have to answer for them before the electorate at election time." Who said this ?
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2022 · Topic: Directive Principles of State Policy (Significance and Utility of Directive Principles)
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