In which of the following, the first glimpse of the principle of Constituent Assembly in India was seen–?

Option 1 : In Swaraj Bill, 1895

The correct answer is In Swaraj Bill,1895.

• The Constitution of India Bill 1895, also referred to as Swaraj Bill,  was written during the emergence of Indian nationalism and increasingly vocal demands by Indians for self-government -  albeit within the British Empire.
• The author of the document remains a mystery; Annie Besant seems to suggest that the document was influenced was Bal Gangadhar Tilak – who was the force behind calls for ‘Swaraj’.
• As the title suggests, it attempted to outline a constitutional vision for India. The document was written in a legal style and contained 110 articles.
• It covered a number of individual rights – right to free speech, right to property, in violation of one’s home, equality before the law, etc. It also touched upon structures of government and separation of powers.
•  It is however considered a critical document in India's constitutional history. S.P. Sathe’s chapter - ‘Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles’ in  Constitutional Developments since Independence considers the document as the first non-official attempt at drafting a Constitution for India.
• Rohit De’s chapter - ‘Constitutional Antecedents’  in The Oxford Handbook of The Indian Consitution views the document as the first articulation of a constitutional imagination by Indians.
• The Constitution of India Bill 1895 went on to influence other antecedents to the Constitution of India, 1950 like the Commonwealth of India Bill 1925 and the Nehru Report 1928.