As the discussion between pro-Hindi and anti-Hindi members of the Constituent Assembly became acrimonious, many members appealed for a spirit of accommodation. One of such member was:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Shri Shankarrao Deo
As the debate on the national language became acrimonious, Shri Shankarrao Deo, a member from Bombay, was one of those who appealed for a spirit of accommodation.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.2 The fear of domination … As the discussion became acrimonious, many members appealed for a spirit of accommodation. A member from Bombay, Shri Shankarrao Deo stated that as a Congressman and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi he had accepted Hindustani as a language of the nation, but he warned: ‘if you want my wholehearted support (for Hindi) you must not do now anything which may raise my suspicions and which will strengthen my fears.…” |