Separate electorates was a "poison that has entered the body politic of our country". Identify the speaker?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Patel declared that separate electorates was a “poison that has entered the body politic of our country”.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.1 The problem with separate electorates … Partition had made nationalists fervently opposed to the idea of separate electorates. They were haunted by the fear of continued civil war, riots and violence. Separate electorates was a ‘poison that has entered the body politic of our country’, declared Sardar Patel. It was a demand that had turned one community against another, divided the nation, caused bloodshed, and led to the tragic partition of the country.…” |