Name the leader who defended the rights of the state and felt that reallocation of power was necessary to strengthen not only the states but also the centre.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → K. Santhanam
The rights of the states were most eloquently defended by K. Santhanam from Madras, who felt that a reallocation of powers was necessary to strengthen not only the states but also the Centre.
NCERT (2026-27): “4.1 ‘The centre is likely to break’ … The rights of the states were most eloquently defended by K. Santhanam from Madras. A reallocation of powers was necessary, he felt, to strengthen not only the states but also the Centre. ‘There is almost an obsession that by adding all kinds of powers to the Centre we can make it strong.’ This was a misconception, said Santhanam. If the Centre was overburdened with responsibilities, it could not function effectively. By relieving it of some of its functions, and transferring them to the states, the Centre could, in fact, be made stronger.” |