Which one of the following said,“A Constitution, like a machine, is a lifeless thing.It acquires life because of the men who control it and India needs today nothing more than a set of honest men who will have the interest of the country before them?

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A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Important statements regarding the Constituent Assembly Grenville Austin has described three main features of the Constituent Assembly- 1. Decision by consensus - Example- Provisions for federal, linguistic and minorities 2. Principle of adjustment - Coordination between the federal and unitary system, coordination between the central government and the panchayati raj 3. Art of selection with change According to Grenville Austin, India's main contribution to making the Constitution is that its Constituent Assembly created an "Amicable Union" through a decision based on consensus, demonstrating the art of selection and adjustment. Granville Austin has found in his study that four leaders played an important role in the supreme political leadership (political oligarchy)- 1. Nehru 2. Patel 3. Rajendra Prasad 4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Book:- The Indian Constitution - Cornerstone of a Nation - Granville Austin Jawahar Lal Nehru - "The demand for the Constituent Assembly is a symbol of the collective demand for complete self-determination." Dr. Ambedkar - "If the situation worsens under the new Constitution, the reason for this will not be that our Constitution is bad, rather, we will have to say that man himself is bad." "The success of the Constitution depends on those who will implement it." "No matter how good a Constitution is, if the people implementing it are bad, then the Constitution will also become bad." Ambedkar is also called the ' Father of the Constitution of India ' and the 'Modern Manu'. Dr. Rajendra Prasad - “If people are of good character and honest, they can make a bad constitution into a good one and if they lack qualities, the constitution will not help the country.” “The constitution is good, but it will depend on the kind of people who implement it.” “The country needs leaders who put national interest first.” “A Constitution, like a machine, is a lifeless thing. It acquires life because of the men who control it and operate it. India needs nothing more than a set of honest men who will have the interest of the country before them.” [On the day of the closing session of the Constituent Assembly (26 November 1949)] Hanumanthaiya - Constituent Assembly member remarked - “We wanted the music of the Veena or Sitar, but here we are listening to the music of an English band.” PYQ’s Solution English 6