Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a constituent assembly to frame a constitution for India?
- ASwaraj Party in 1934Correct
- BCongress Party in 1936
- CMuslim League in 1942
- DAll Parties Conference in 1946
Explanation
The idea of a Constituent Assembly for India was first put forward by M.N. Roy, a pioneer of the communist movement in India, in 1934. In the same year, the Swaraj Party, during its conference in Ranchi, formally adopted this demand and became the first political group to officialy moot the idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame a constitution for India. While the Indian National Congress officially adopted the demand in 1935, the Swaraj Party had already proposed it earlier in 1934.
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