Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET January 2017 Political Science
Which of the following statements is NOT true in the case of M.N. Roy?
AHe prepared a model Constitution for free India
BSovereign power was to be vested in the people
CPeople's committees were to be set up in villages, towns and cities
DHe did not concede the right of secession to its constituent units ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) He did not concede the right of secession to its constituent units — The statement that Roy did not concede the right of secession is false, so it is the answer.
Explanation
★The statement that Roy did not concede the right of secession is false, so it is the answer.
★In fact M.N. Roy acknowledged the right of secession for the constituent units of a federation.
★Roy did prepare a model 'Constitution of Free India (1944)' through his Radical Democratic Party, so that statement is true.
★His scheme vested sovereign power in the people rather than in a centralised state, so that statement is true.
★He proposed people's committees in villages, towns and cities to embody grassroots, decentralised democracy, so that statement is true.
★This vision of organised, direct democracy reflects his Radical Humanist faith in the freedom of the individual.
★Roy had helped found both the Mexican Communist Party and the Communist Party of India before breaking with Marxism.
★Roy published New Humanism: A Manifesto in 1947, setting out twenty-two theses of Radical Democracy.
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