Q. With reference to ‘Constituent Assembly’, consider the following statements:
1. The assembly was empowered to alter any law made by the British Parliament in relation to India.
2. The members of the Muslim League from the Indian Dominion never entered the Assembly.
3. Both H.C. Mukherjee and V.T. Krishnamachari were elected as the VicePresidents of the Assembly.
4. Dr Sachchidanand Sinha acted as the chairperson of the assembly whenever it met as the legislative body.
How many of the above given statements are correct?
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct: The Indian Independence Act of 1947 made the changes in the position of the Assembly. The act made assembly a fully sovereign body. The act empowered the Assembly to abrogate or alter any law made by the British Parliament in relation to India.
Statement 2 is incorrect: After the acceptance of the Mountbatten Plan of June 3, 1947 for a partition of the country, the representatives of most of the other princely states took their seats in the Assembly. The members of the Muslim League from the Indian Dominion also entered the Assembly. The Muslim League members (hailing from the areas included in the Pakistan) withdrew from the Constituent Assembly for India.
Statement 3 is correct: Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President of the Assembly. Similarly, both H.C. Mukherjee and V.T. Krishnamachari were elected as the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly.
Statement 4 is incorrect: Constituent Assembly also became the first Parliament of free India (Dominion Legislature). Whenever the Assembly met as the Constituent body it was chaired by Dr. Rajendra Prasad and when it met as the legislative body, it was chaired by G V Mavlankar. Dr Sachchidanand Sinha, the oldest member, was elected as the temporary President of the Assembly, following the French practice
