“The Constituent Assembly worked in a systematic, open and consensual manner”. Mention any three values that are depicted by the Constituent Assembly.

The manner in which the Constituent Assembly worked gives sanctity to the Constitution.

This statement is justified because:

(i) The Assembly worked in a systematic, open and consensual manner. These are the values depicted by the Assembly in framing the Constitution.

(ii) First some basic principles were decided and agreed upon and a draft of the Constitution was prepared.

(iii) Several rounds of thorough discussion took place clause by clause. More than two thousand amendments were considered.

(iv) Every document presented and every word spoken in the Constituent Assembly was recorded and preserved. These ‘Constituent Assembly Debates’ were printed in 12 volumes.