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Assertion: The expression ‘Aya Ram, Gaya Ram’ became popular in the political vocabulary in India to describe the practice of frequent floor-crossing by legislators. Reason: The expression originated in an amazing feat of floor crossing achieved by Ram Lal, an MLA in Haryana, in 1967. |
Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect |
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: The expression ‘Aya Ram, Gaya Ram’ became popular in the political vocabulary in India to describe the practice of frequent floor-crossing by legislators. This is correct. Reason: The expression originated in an amazing feat of floor crossing achieved by Ram Lal, an MLA in Haryana, in 1967. This is incorrect. The expression "Aya Ram, Gaya Ram" did not originate from an incident involving Ram Lal. Instead, it originated from an incident in 1967 involving Gaya Lal, a legislator in Haryana who switched political parties multiple times within a short period, leading to the popularization of the term. The term 'aya ram, gaya ram' gained popularity within India's political discourse as a way to depict the recurring practice of legislators frequently changing their party affiliations. Translated literally, the phrase signifies "Ram came, Ram went." This phrase originated from a remarkable instance of floor-crossing carried out by Gaya Lal, an MLA in Haryana, in 1967. In the span of two weeks, he changed his party allegiance three times: from Congress to United Front, back to Congress, and then, within just nine hours, back to United Front. It is said that when Gaya Lal announced his departure from the United Front to join the Congress, Congress leader Rao Birendra Singh brought him to a press event in Chandigarh and stated, "Gaya Ram was now Aya Ram." This incident led to the phrase "Aya Ram, Gaya Ram," which became a subject of humor and caricatures. Subsequently, to curb such frequent party-switching, the Constitution of India was amended in 1985 through the Tenth Schedule of the 52nd amendment. This amendment aimed to limit the occurrence of defections in Indian politics. |
