In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: Since its inception, the NBA linked its opposition to the Sardar Sarovar Project.

Reason: The movement always stuck to its sole demand which was the rehabilitation of the displaced people.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

The correct answer is Option 4 - The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

Assertion: Since its inception, the NBA linked its opposition to the Sardar Sarovar Project.

Reason: The movement always stuck to its sole demand which was the rehabilitation of the displaced people.

CORRECTION in Reason: All these considerations led the NBA to shift from its initial demand for rehabilitation to its position of total opposition to the dam.

Since its inception the NBA linked its opposition to the Sardar Sarovar Project with larger issues concerning the nature of ongoing developmental projects, efficacy of the model of development that the country followed and about what constituted public interest in a democracy. It demanded that there should be a cost-benefit analysis of the major developmental projects completed in the country so far. The movement argued that larger social costs of the developmental projects costs must be calculated in such an analysis. The social included forced resettlement of the project-affected people, a serious loss of their means of livelihood and culture and depletion of ecological resources. Initially the movement demanded proper and just rehabilitation of all those who were directly or indirectly affected by the project. The movement also questioned the nature of decision-making processes that go in the making of mega scale developmental projects. The NBA insisted that local communities must have a say in such decisions and they should also have effective control over natural resources like water, land and forests. The movement also asked why, in a democracy, should some people be made to sacrifice for benefiting others. All these considerations led the NBA to shift from its initial demand for rehabilitation to its position of total opposition to the dam.