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प्रश्न
In the above historic photograph, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is seen giving his famous speech in the Constituent Assembly on August 14, 1947. In this context, mention the Provisions of the Indian Independence Act of 1947 regarding the Constituent Assemblies.
उत्तर
The Constituent Assembly which was set up under the Cabinet Mission according to which there would be 385 members, of whom 292 would be representatives from the provinces and 93 would represent Indian states. They would frame the provincial constitutions for their groups and then would finally meet to frame the Union Constitution. The Muslim League initially accepted the proposal but later rejected it.
The government drafted the Indian Independence Act (1947). According to this India was to be divided into two dominions with their boundaries defined. The provisions of the Constituent Assembles in the Indian Independence Act were:
(i) The Constituent Assemblies would draft the Constitutions of the two Dominoions separately and decide whether to stay with the Commonwealth or not.
(ii) The Constituent Assembly of each dominion would exercise the power of Central Legislatures and would make laws for that dominion.
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