Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal, and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon were senior officers of the Indian National Army (INA), also known as the Azad Hind Fauj. They are famously remembered for the Red Fort Trials (INA Trials) of 1945, where they were court-martialed by the British for 'waging war against the King-Emperor'. The trials triggered widespread nationalist demonstrations, and the Indian National Congress organized an INA Defence Committee comprising legal luminaries like Bhulabhai Desai, Tej Bahadur Sapru, and Jawaharlal Nehru to defend them.
Interim Government (1946) Portfolios:
- Jawaharlal Nehru: Vice-President of the Executive Council, External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: Home, Information and Broadcasting
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad: Food and Agriculture
- Dr. John Mathai: Industries and Supplies
- Jagjivan Ram: Labour
- Sardar Baldev Singh: Defence
- Liaquat Ali Khan (Muslim League): Finance
- C. Rajagopalachari: Education and Arts
- Asaf Ali: Railways and Transport
- Jogendra Nath Mandal (Muslim League): Law
Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly:
It consisted of seven members: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Chairman), N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar, Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar, Dr. K.M. Munshi, Syed Mohammad Saadullah, N. Madhava Rau, and T.T. Krishnamachari.
