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In the year 1928, a committee of Congress leaders drafted a Constitution for India. The Committee was headed by
Explanation
In 1928, following a challenge by the Secretary of State Lord Birkenhead to draft a constitution that would be acceptable to all Indian political parties, the All Parties Conference appointed a committee to determine the principles of a future constitution for India [1]. This committee was headed by Motilal Nehru as Chairman [1]. Other prominent members included Tej Bahadur Sapru, Subhas Chandra Bose, and M.S. Aney, while Jawaharlal Nehru served as the committee's secretary [1][2]. The resulting document, known as the Nehru Report, was submitted in August 1928 at the Lucknow conference [1]. It proposed a 'full responsible government' based on the model of self-governing dominions, effectively demanding Dominion Status for India [2]. The report is considered a significant milestone in India's constitutional history as it represented the first major attempt by Indians to draft a comprehensive constitutional framework.
Sources
- [1] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 8: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES > REFERENCES > p. 163
- [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehru_Report