Who spoke these lines, "Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially."

Jawaharlal Nehru

The correct answer is Option (4) → Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru spoke in the Constituent Assembly at midnight on14 August 1947. It was on this day that Nehru gave his famous speech that began with the following lines: “Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom."