The Indian National Congress has often reiterated [unclear]t it is pledged to establish a responsible government the country suited to Indian conditions. But the present constitution, as proposed by the Constituent assembly, does not appear to fulfil this pledge. First of, therefore, we must examine the social, historical, and geographical nature of our country, and the desires and convictions which motivate the actions of its people, that our constitution may be framed around these principles. No one can deny that the great majority of our people are illiterate and quite unaccustomed to any system of democratic government. They maintain, instead, a deep respect for, and loyalty to, the ancient [unclear]d traditional institution of monarchy; government to [unclear]e people has been personified in the figure of one man, [unclear]e leader to whom they owed their love and their allegiance. The Ruler and the Ruled were the only [unclear]o concepts which had any significance for them, a psychological factor which we cannot completely ignore in the framing of a constitution suited to our people.
