HistoryModern India: Framing the Constitution

During R. V. Dhulekar's speech on the language of the nation in Septe…

During R. V. Dhulekar's speech on the language of the nation in September 1949, who interrupted him several times, saying he was not advancing his case by speaking like this?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → The President of the Assembly

It was the President of the Assembly who interrupted Dhulekar several times over the tone of his speech; Dhulekar went on all the same.

NCERT (2026-27): “5.1 A plea for Hindi …
Dhulekar was not one who liked such an attitude of reconciliation. He wanted Hindi to be declared not an Official Language, but a National Language. He attacked those who protested that Hindi was being forced on the nation, and mocked at those who said, in the name of Mahatma Gandhi, that Hindustani rather than Hindi ought to be the national language. What particularly perturbed many members was the tone in which Dhulekar was arguing his case. Several times during his speech, the President of the Assembly interrupted Dhulekar and told him: “I do not think you are advancing your case by speaking like this.” But Dhulekar continued nonetheless.”