A Constituent Assembly member did not want a constitution in which a province must tell the Centre it cannot educate its people or give sanitation. Identify him and what he would prefer.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → K. Santhanam - wiping out the federal system for a Unitary system
Option (1) K. Santhanam - wiping out the federal system for a Unitary system — Correct. Santhanam spoke for the states. He said that rather than leave them begging the Centre, it was better to wipe out the federal system and have a Unitary system.
Option (2) K. Santhanam - placing more items on the Concurrent list — Incorrect. Santhanam is right, but he and other provincial members wanted fewer items on the Concurrent and Union lists.
Option (3) Gopalaswami Ayyangar - wiping out the federal system for a Unitary system — Incorrect. Ayyangar stood for a Centre made as strong as possible. The words about a province begging for a dole were Santhanam's.
Option (4) Gopalaswami Ayyangar - placing more items on the Concurrent list — Incorrect. Ayyangar backed a Centre as strong as possible, and the provinces wanted fewer Concurrent items.
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