He said the first sitting of the Constituent Assembly was presided over by Dr Sachchidananda Sinha, who was the eldest member of the Assembly.

1. The Constituent Assembly was directly elected by the people of India. 2. The Muslim League boycotted the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly which was held on 9th December, 1946. 3. B.N. Rau was appointed as the constitutional advisor to the Assembly.