Which member of the Constituent Assembly proposed the resolution that the National Flag of India be a “horizontal tricolour of saflOron, white and dark green in equal proportion”, with a wheel in navy blue at the centre ?

The resolution regarding the National Flag of India was moved in the Constituent Assembly by Jawaharlal Nehru on July 22, 1947. He proposed that the flag be a horizontal tricolour of deep saffron (kesari), white, and dark green in equal proportions, with a wheel in navy blue at the center representing the Dharma Chakra of Ashoka [2]. Nehru emphasized that the flag was not a symbol of communalism but a symbol of freedom and the nation's struggle. The Constituent Assembly adopted this design on the same day [4]. While Dr. Rajendra Prasad headed the Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag, it was Nehru who formally presented the resolution for the flag's design and adoption to the Assembly. The design replaced the spinning wheel (Charkha) from the earlier Swaraj flag with the Ashoka Chakra to ensure symmetry and historical continuity.

Sources

1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 92: World Constitutions > PART I GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE NATIONAL FLAG > p. 731
2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 35: Making of the Constitution for India > Constituent Assembly > p. 618
3. [3] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 2: Making of the Constitution > Other Functions Performed > p. 14
4. [4] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 2: Making of the Constitution > Other Functions Performed > p. 14