Who saw the dark hand of British imperialism hanging over the deliberations of the Constituent Assembly?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Somnath Lahiri
A Communist member, Somnath Lahiri, saw the dark hand of British imperialism hanging over the deliberations of the Constituent Assembly, and urged the members to free themselves fully from the influences of imperial rule.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
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. Lahiri exhorted his colleagues to realise that the Constituent Assembly was British-made and was ‘working the British plans as the British should like it to be worked out…” |