Who among the following aggressively argued for the adoption of ‘Hindi’ as a national language during the debates in the Constituent Assembly?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → R.V. Dhulekar
In one of the earliest sessions of the Constituent Assembly, R.V. Dhulekar, a Congressman from the United Provinces, made an aggressive plea that Hindi be used as the language of constitution-making.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.1 A plea for Hindi … In one of the earliest sessions of the Constituent Assembly, R. V. Dhulekar, a Congressman from the United Provinces, made an aggressive plea that Hindi be used as the language of constitution-making. When told that not everyone in the Assembly knew the language, Dhulekar retorted: ‘People who are present in this House to fashion a constitution for India and do not know Hindustani are not worthy to be members of this Assembly. They better leave.’…” |