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Constitution and Secularism
Social and Political Life - III
The Need for a Constitution
A constitution helps serve as a set of rules and principles that all persons in a country can agree upon as the basis of the way in which they want the country to be governed. This includes not only the type of government they want but also an agreement on certain ideals that they all believe the country should uphold.
Principles and ideals of a monarchy are quite different from those of a democracy. Therefore, soon after the transition in the government system in Nepal, the government started the process of making a new constitution of Nepal, because the earlier one did not suit their new democratic setup.
Nepal was in need to change all its constitutive rules in order to usher in a new democratic society.
The constitution defines the nature of a country’s political system. In a monarchy, the king or queen is the supreme power, whereas in a democracy, people rule the country and the government is run by the representatives elected by people at large.
The constitution also prescribes rules that guard against misuse of power by the leaders. In the constitution of India, such provisions have been made in the section on Fundamental Rights.
The Indian Constitution guarantees the right to equality to all citizens. It is one of the fundamental rights, and says that no citizen can be discriminated against on grounds of religion, race, caste, gender, or place of birth.
