On December 19, 1946, Jaipal Singh Munda, the Oxford-educated tribal leader and a great hockey player, rose to speak in the debate on the Objectives Resolution introduced by Jawaharlal Nehru in the constituent assembly.
Fondly known as Marang Gomke, which means great leader in Mundari, Jaipal didn’t waste a chance to berate the fact that the claims of 30 million tribals were neglected in the cabinet mission plan – that formed the basis of the formation of the constitution-framing body.
