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the condemnation of the Constitution largely came from two quarters, the Communist Party and the Socialist Party. The Communist Party wanted a Constitution based upon the principle of the dictatorship of the proletariat. They condemned the Constitution because it was based upon parliamentary democracy. The socialists, inter alia, wanted freedom to nationalize or socialize all private property without payment of compensation. Nehru, as head of the government, had to contend with such preposterous demands.
The God Who Failed: An Assessment of Jawaharlal Nehru's Leadership
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