A) Examine the case of establishment of secular polity in the country.
B) Examine the issue of reorganization of states on a linguistic basis
C) Determine the compensation to be paid to the rulers of Indian states consequent to the merger of their states with India
D) None of the above
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
[b] The integration of princely states with the rest of India has purely an ad hoc arrangement. There has been a demand from different regions, particularly South India, for reorganisation of states on linguistic basis. Accordingly, in June 1948, the Government of India appointed the Linguistic Provinces Commission under the chairmanship of SK Dhar to examine the feasibility of this. The commission submitted its report in December 1948 and recommended the reorganisation of states on the basis of administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor. This created much resentment and led to the appointment of another Linguistic Provinces Committee by the Congress in December 1948 itself to examine the whole question afresh. It consisted of Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallah bhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya and hence, was popularly known is JVP Committee6. It submitted its report in April 1949 and normally rejected language as the basis for reorganisation of states. However, in October 1953, the Government of India was forced to create the first linguistic state, known is Andhra state, by separating the Telugu speaking areas from the Madras state. This followed a prolonged popular agitation and the death of Potti Sriramulu, a Congress person of standing, after a 56-day hunger strike for the cause.
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