Nehru asserted that the Constituent Assembly derived its strength primarily from:

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) the will of the Indian people

Explanation:

• Jawaharlal Nehru firmly believed that the Constituent Assembly of India drew its legitimacy and authority not from any foreign government or colonial law, but from the will of the Indian people.
• He emphasized that it was the people of India who empowered the Assembly to draft a Constitution for independent India, making it a sovereign body.
• This idea was reflected in his famous Objectives Resolution introduced on 13 December 1946, where he underlined that “the Constituent Assembly represents the sovereign will of the Indian people.”

Information Booster:

Objective Resolution:

Objective Resolution, introduced by Jawaharlal Nehru on December 13, 1946, in the Constituent Assembly.

Key Features of the Objective Resolution:

India as a Sovereign Republic: Declared India as an independent sovereign republic to be governed by a Constitution of its own making.

Formation of the Union of India: Stated that all territories of India, including those formerly under British rule and princely states, would constitute the Union of India.

Autonomous Units: The territories would be autonomous units with powers derived from the people.

Guarantees of Rights:

Ensured justice – social, economic, and political.

Guaranteed equality and freedoms of:

• Thought
• Expression
• Belief
• Faith
• Worship
• Vocation
• Association
• Action

(All subject to law and public morality)

Protection of Vulnerable Groups: Provided safeguards for minorities, depressed classes, backward classes, and tribal areas.

Significance:

• Served as the blueprint for the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.