HistoryModern India: Framing the Constitution

R. V. Dhulekar, who made an aggressive plea in the Constituent Assemb…

R. V. Dhulekar, who made an aggressive plea in the Constituent Assembly that Hindi be used as the language of constitution-making, was a Congressman from:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → the United Provinces

R. V. Dhulekar was a Congressman from the United Provinces; Durgabai and T. A. Ramalingam Chettiar spoke from Madras and Shankarrao Deo from Bombay.

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.” …”