Read the information about all the makers of the Indian Constitution given in the side columns here. You don’t need to memorise this information. Just give examples from these to support the following statements:

Question:

(i) The Assembly had many members who were not with the Congress

(ii) The Assembly represented members from different social groups

(iii) Members of the Assembly believed in different ideologies

Answer:

(i) Members who were not with the Congress:

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Amedkar (1891–1956) (chief architect of the Indian Constitution)
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (1875-1950)
Jaipal Singh (1903-1970)
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (1901-1953)

(ii) Members from different social groups:

Abul Kalam Azad: Theologian, Scholar of Arabic
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, Leader of Peasants Satyagrgha
Jaipal Singh, President of Adivasi Mahasabha
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was a social revolutionary thinker and agitator against caste divisions and caste-based inequalities.
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee: Active in the Hindu Mahasabha

(iii) Members believed in different ideologies:

HC Mukherjee (1887-1956)
Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
Somnath Lahiri (1901-1984)
Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964)
Baldev Singh (1901-1961)
Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949)

Chapter 2

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