Consider the following statements regarding the “demand for constituent assembly”: 1. In 1935 the Indian National Congress officially demanded a constituent assembly to frame the constitution of India. 2. In 1938, Jawaharlal Nehru declared that the constitution of free India must be framed without outside Interference. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q. Consider the following statements regarding the “demand for constituent assembly”:
1. In 1935 the Indian National Congress officially demanded a constituent assembly to frame the constitution of India.
2. In 1938, Jawaharlal Nehru declared that the constitution of free India must be framed without outside Interference.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Notes:

It was in 1934 that the idea of constituent assembly for India was put forward for the first time by M. N. Roy, a pioneer of communist movement in India.

In 1935, the Indian National Congress (INC), for the first time, officially demanded a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India.
In 1938, Jawaharlal Nehru, on behalf the INC declared that ‘the Constitution of free India must be framed, without outside interference, by a Constituent Assembly elected on the basis of adult franchise’.

The demand was finally accepted in principle by the British Government in what is known as the ‘August Offer’ of 1940.

Source: Laxmikanth

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