On being criticized for borrowing features from other countries for the constitution, who said the following- "Nobody holds any patent rights in the fundamental ideas of a constitution."

Correct option is D

​The correct answer is (d) Dr. BR Ambedkar

• Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution, made this statement in defense of borrowing features from various constitutions around the world.

Information about the other options:

• Jawaharlal Nehru: Nehru, as the first Prime Minister of India, was instrumental in shaping modern India, but this specific quote is not attributed to him.
• Rajagopalachari: Rajagopalachari, a statesman and the last Governor-General of India. He was also one of the recipients of the Bharat Ratna Award in 1954.
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: Sardar Patel, known as the Iron Man of India, played a critical role in integrating princely states into India. He was also the first Home Minister of India.

Information Booster:

• Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was the chairman of the Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities, and Tribal and Excluded Areas and the Provincial Constitution Committee. 
• Jawaharlal Nehru chaired three major committees in the Constituent Assembly of India: Union Powers Committee, States Committee, and Union Constitution Committee.
• The other two recipients of Bharat Ratna in the year 1954 were  First Vice President of India Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, a Physicist from Madras, and a Nobel laureate, Sir CV Raman.

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