Previous Year Question
Who among the following made his colleagues realise that the Constituent Assembly was British-made and was working on “British plans” in the manner in which the British wanted them to be worked out?
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
Somnath Lahiri criticised the working of the Constituent Assembly as being constrained by the British plan. In the Constituent Assembly Debate of 19 December 1946, he described it as a “British-made Constituent Assembly” and argued that it was functioning within a plan framed by the British. The original Constituent Assembly debate records his statement.
Fact: Somnath Lahiri belonged to the Communist Party of India and represented West Bengal in the Constituent Assembly. He was the sole representative of his party in the Assembly.