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During colonial rule, the state boundaries were drawn either on administrative convenience or simply coincided with the territories annexed by the British government or the territories ruled by the princely powers. Our national movement had rejected these divisions as artificial and had promised the linguistic principle as the basis of formation of states. In fact after the Nagpur session of Congress in 1920 the principle was recognised as the basis of the reorganisation of the Indian National Congress party itself. Many Provincial Congress Committees were created by linguistic zones, which did not follow the administrative divisions of British India.

Why did our leaders forsake the idea of carving out states on the basis of language after independence?

Reason 1- They thought it might lead to disruption and disintegration.
Reason 2- They felt it would draw attention away from other social and economic challenges that the country faced.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Both reasons, 1 & 2 are correct

The correct answer is Option 3 - Both reasons, 1 & 2 are correct

Reason 1- They thought it might lead to disruption and disintegration.
Reason 2- They felt it would draw attention away from other social and economic challenges that the country faced.

Our national movement had rejected these divisions as artificial and had promised the linguistic principle as the basis of formation of states. Things changed after Independence and partition. Our leaders felt that carving out states on the basis of language might lead to disruption and disintegration (Reason 1). It was also felt that this would draw attention away from other social and economic challenges that the country faced (Reason 2). The central leadership decided to postpone matters. The need for postponement was also felt because the fate of the Princely States had not been decided. Also, the memory of partition was still fresh.