The Nehru Report was finally accepted at the All-Party Conference held in August 1928. Who presided over this conference?
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari presided over the All Parties Conference held in Lucknow in August 1928, where the Nehru Report was formally presented and discussed. While the report itself was drafted by a committee chaired by Motilal Nehru, Dr. Ansari’s role as the presiding officer was to coordinate the various political factions, including the Congress and the Liberal Federation. ANSWER: (B) Dr. Ansari
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The 1928 All Parties Conference was a response to the challenge by Lord Birkenhead, who claimed Indians were incapable of drafting a consensus constitution. Dr. M.A. Ansari, a former Congress President and respected leader, led the proceedings to ensure a broad nationalist front. The Nehru Report, which demanded “Dominion Status,” was the centerpiece of this meeting. Although it faced later opposition from the Muslim League and younger radicals like Jawaharlal Nehru (who wanted “Purna Swaraj”), the Lucknow conference under Dr. Ansari was a milestone in India’s attempt to formulate its own constitutional framework.