Question

Why does the speaker in Source “That is very good, Sir – bold words, noble words” think that the Constituent Assembly was under the shadow of British guns?

Answer 1

1. The speaker felt that India was not yet completely free from British control when the Constituent Assembly began its work.
2. British power and influence were still present in the country.
3. The phrase “under the shadow of British guns” suggests that the Assembly was working while British military authority still existed.
4. The speaker therefore questioned whether the Assembly could be considered fully independent and sovereign.
5. He believed that a truly free Constitution should be made only when India was completely free from British domination.

Thus, the phrase was used to show that the Constituent Assembly was functioning in a period when British political and military power had not yet completely disappeared.