Who proposed the preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?

Q – Who proposed the preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) B. R. Ambedkar

(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Uttarakhand P.C.S.(Mains) 2006

Ans. (a)

Explanation – On December 13, 1946, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru moved the historic ‘Objective Resolution’ in the Assembly. It laid down the fundamentals and philosophy of the constitutional structure.

This Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Assembly on January 22, 1947. It influenced the eventual shaping of the constitution through all its subsequent stages. Its modified version forms the Preamble of the present Constitution.

source : Indian Polity – M. Laxmikanth