HistoryModern India: Framing the Constitution

Which Communist member of the Constituent Assembly warned that the in…

Which Communist member of the Constituent Assembly warned that the interim administration could only operate under the directions of the Viceroy and the British Government in London?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → Somnath Lahiri

Somnath Lahiri, a Communist member, warned the Assembly that the interim administration under Nehru could act only under the directions of the Viceroy and the British Government in London.

NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 The will of the people
A Communist member, Somnath Lahiri saw the dark hand of British imperialism hanging over the deliberations of the Constituent Assembly. He thus urged the members, and Indians in general, to fully free themselves from the influences of imperial rule. In the winter of 1946-47, as the Assembly deliberated, the British were still in India. An interim administration headed by Jawaharlal Nehru was in place, but it could only operate under the directions of the Viceroy and the British Government in London. …”