Indian Polity / Making of the Constitution
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Preamble is an introduction or a foreword to the Constitution which outlines the ideals and objectives for which the Constitution of India was made. It contains the doctrine of the Constitution. The source to the Preamble of the Constitution was Objective Resolution of Jawaharlal Nehru, who introduced it in the Constituent Assembly on 13th December, 1946. The secondary sources are the French Revolution, American War of Independence and the UN Declaration (we, the people of United Nations). Preamble is not part of Constitution and is not justiciable.