1. The "founding principle" of the Indian nation was the Two Nation Theory.
2. Enshrining secularism in the Constitution was debated in the Constituent Assembly, Ambedkar rejected the proposal.
3. Secularism was forced into Preamble during the Emergency, after jailing Opposition.
2. Enshrining secularism in the Constitution was debated in the Constituent Assembly, Ambedkar rejected the proposal.
3. Secularism was forced into Preamble during the Emergency, after jailing Opposition.
On the other hand, one of the "founding principles" that was enshrined in the Constitution of India from the start was Article 44:
"Uniform civil code for the citizens: The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India."
"Uniform civil code for the citizens: The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India."
"The Constitution actually conceives ‘minority’ as an open category to protect the interests of various religious, linguistic and culturally distinctive groups. Hence, there is no possibility to think of Muslims as a permanent minority in the constitutional schema." - Hilal Ahmed
"Even the 1992 [National Commission for Minorities Act] does not offer a definition of the term ‘religious minority’ ... it is the central government that is empowered to notify a few communities as “minority” for the purpose of this Act." - Hilal Ahmed
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