Speaking on the Resolution Re Aims an Objects placed by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 13 December 1946.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar expressed his views on the Resolution on 17.12.1946 in the Constituent Assembly as follows:-
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Bengal-General), Chairman, I’m indeed very greatful to you for having called me to speak on Resolution. I must have confess that your invitation has come to me in a surprise. I thought that there were some of 20 to 22 members had of me. My turn, if it comes at all would come tomorrow. I would have preferred that today, I come without any preparation whatsoever.
“I would’ve like to prepare myself, as I have intended to make a full statement in an occasion of this sort. Besides, few have fixed time limits of 10 minutes. The paragraphs set out the objectives of the future Constitution of this Country. I must confess that coming as the Resolution does from Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who is reputed to be a Socialist, a Resolution although, some are controversial to my mind, it is very disappointing. I Should have expected him to go much further than he had done In that part of the Resolution. As a student of History, I should have referred this part of Resolution, not being embody in it at all.”
Sir, there are a certain provision, “we speak, of Justice, Economical, Social and Political. In this Resolution as a reality behind it and sincerity of which, I have not least doubt coming as it does from a mover off the Resolution. I Should have expected some provision, whereby, it would have been possible, for the statement to make, Economically, Socially and Politically, Justice reality and I should have from that point of view expected the Resolution in most explicit terms, in order to that, there may be Social, Economical Justice in the country, that there would be Nationalisation of Industry and Nationalisation of Land. I do not understand how it could be possible for any future government, which believes in doing justice to Social, Economic and Politically, unless its Economy is a Socialist Economy. Therefore, personally although I have no objections to the emancipation of these proposition, the Resolution is to my mind somewhat dissapointing.”
However, earliest views of Dr. B. R. Ambetkar was ignored but to be revived after two decades. The “words,” Social, Secular found in the Preamble may continue and so it is hoped!.
