Dr. Rajendra Prasad: Correspondence and Select Documents
Dr. Rajendra Prasad: Correspondence and Select Documents ~ Avatans Kumar Today, as we celebrate the birth anniversary of Dr. Rajendra Prasad (or Rajen Babu), here is an interesting episode in the political life of the first President of the Republic of India. The Constituent Assembly was tasked to frame the Constitution of the Republic of India. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the President of the Assembly. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to make C. Rajgopapalchari the interim President of the Republic of India. Rajaji, at that time, was serving as the Governor General of independent India. Pandit Nehru wrote a letter to Rajen Babu about his ‘consultation’ with Vallabhbhai Patel regarding this issue. In his letter, Nehru indicates that Patel agrees with him. Panditji writes: “I have discussed this matter with Vallabhbhai and we felt that the safest and the best course from a number of points of view was to allow present arrangements to continue, mutatis mutandis. Th