While opposing the Public Safety Bill, 1928 who among the following said that it was ‘a direct attack on Indian nationalism, on the Indian National Congress’ and as ‘the Slavery of India, Bill No. 1’ ?

The correct answer is Option 1: Motilal Nehru.

The Public Safety Bill of 1928 was introduced by the British colonial government primarily to curb the spread of socialist and communist ideologies and to deport "undesirable" foreigners supporting the Indian national movement. During the heated debates in the Central Legislative Assembly, Motilal Nehru, leading the Swaraj Party, vehemently opposed the bill.

He famously characterized the legislation as "a direct attack on Indian nationalism, on the Indian National Congress" and labeled it "the Slavery of India, Bill No. 1". He argued that the bill aimed to stifle political dissent and weaken the nationalist struggle under the guise of public safety. While other leaders like Lala Lajpat Rai and Diwan Chaman Lall also opposed the bill, the specific rhetoric identifying it as the "Slavery of India Bill" is historically attributed to Motilal Nehru, reflecting the intense legislative resistance against repressive British laws.