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The Chairman of the Constituent Assembly's Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas was:

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Answer: Option D — Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas, one of the major committees of the Constituent Assembly.

Work of the Advisory Committee:

  • It was set up in January 1947.
  • It was responsible for recommending the Fundamental Rights, the rights of minorities, and the special arrangements for tribal and excluded areas.
  • It was one of the largest committees of the Assembly.

Its sub-committees:

Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee, chaired by J.B. Kripalani.

Minorities Sub-Committee, chaired by H.C. Mukherjee.

North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee, chaired by Gopinath Bardoloi.

Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee, chaired by A.V. Thakkar.

Important decisions:

  • The committee recommended the abolition of separate electorates for religious minorities.
  • It recommended reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for a limited period.
  • Its recommendations on minorities ensured that the new Constitution would be based on equal citizenship.
  • Patel also chaired the Provincial Constitution Committee, which dealt with the constitutions of the provinces.

About Sardar Patel:

  • He was a leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928, after which he was given the title "Sardar".
  • He was a member of the Congress Working Committee for many years and was President of the Karachi session of the Congress in 1931.
  • His statue, the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, is the tallest statue in the world.
  • His birth anniversary, 31 October, is observed as National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas).
  • He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1991.

Why not the other options?

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad chaired committees such as the Rules of Procedure Committee and the Steering Committee.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a member of the Assembly.

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Remember: Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities = Sardar Patel; its FR Sub-Committee = J.B. Kripalani.

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