Who among the following leaders made a powerful plea to continue separate electorates in Independent India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → B. Pocker Bahadur
On 27 August 1947, B. Pocker Bahadur from Madras made a powerful plea in the Constituent Assembly for continuing separate electorates.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.1 The problem with separate electorates … On 27 August 1947, B. Pocker Bahadur from Madras made a powerful plea for continuing separate electorates. Minorities exist in all lands, argued Bahadur; they could not be wished away, they could not be ‘erased out of existence’. The need was to create a political framework in which minorities could live in harmony with others, and the differences between communities could be minimised. This was possible only if minorites were well represented within the political system…” |