Who among the following person said for the Fundamental Rights "a pledge to our people and a pact with the civilized world" ?

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Correct — D, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. During the Constituent Assembly debates (January 1947), Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan described the declaration of Fundamental Rights as being "of the nature of a pledge to our own people and a pact with the civilised world" — casting the rights as both a domestic commitment and India's assurance to the wider international community. Radhakrishnan, the philosopher-statesman who later became India's first Vice-President and second President, is the source of this often-quoted line.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Nehru moved the Objectives Resolution and is famous for the 'tryst with destiny' speech, but this specific 'pledge... pact with the civilised world' description of Fundamental Rights was Radhakrishnan's, not his.  (b) Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee and called the right to constitutional remedies (Article 32) the 'heart and soul' of the Constitution; this particular phrase is not attributed to him.  (c) Rajendra Prasad was the President of the Constituent Assembly (and later first President of India) who presided over the debates, rather than the author of this description of Fundamental Rights.

Concept: The Fundamental Rights (Part III, Articles 12–35) were shaped by the Constituent Assembly's Advisory Committee and its Sub-Committee on Fundamental Rights. During the debates, members articulated the moral and international significance of guaranteeing these rights, and Radhakrishnan's 'pledge... pact with the civilised world' became the memorable formulation of that idea.

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