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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

'That is very good, Sir - bold words, noble words?

Somnath Lahiri said:

Well, Sir, I must congratulate Pandit Nehru for the fine expression he gave to the spirit of the Indian people when he said that no imposition from the British will he accepted by the Indian people. Imposition would be resented and objected to, he said, and he added that if need be we will walk the valley of struggle. That is very good. Sir - bold words, noble words.

But the point is to see when and how are you going to apply that challenge. Well, Sir, the point is that the imposition is here right, row. Not only has the British Plan made any future Constitution ... dependent on a treaty satisfactory to the Britisher but it suggests that for even, little difference you will have to run to the Federal Court or dance attendance there in England; or to call on the British Prime Minister Clement Attlee or someone else. Not only is it a fact that this, Constituent Assembly, whatever plans we may be hatching, we are under the shadow of British guns, British Army, their economic and financial stranglehold - which means that the final power is still in the British hands and the question of power has not yet been finally decided, which means the future is not yet completely in our hands. Not only that, but the statements made by Attlee and others recently have made it clear that if need be, they will even threaten you with division entirely. This means, Sir, there is no freedom in this country.

As Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel put it some days ago, we have freedom only to fight among ourselves. That is the only freedom we have got ... Therefore, our humble suggestion is that it is not a question of getting something by working out this Plan but to declare independence here and now and call upon the Interim Government, call upon the people of India, to stop fratricidal warfare and look out against its enemy, which still has the whip in hand, the British Imperialism-and go together to fight it and then resolve our claims afterwards when we will be free.

(1) Why did Somnath Lahiri congratulate Pt. Nehru?

(2) Explain why Somnath feels that the absence of constitution will mean dependence on the British.

(3) How did he feel that the final power was still in the hands of the British?

(4) Explain the views of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.

Or

'The real minorities are the masses of this country'

Welcoming the Objectives Resolution introduced by Jawaharlal Nehru, N.G. Rangy said:

Sir, there is a lot of talk about minorities. Who are the real minorities? Not the Hindus in the so called Pakistan provinces, not the Sikhs, not even the Muslims. No, the real minorities are the masses of this country. These people are so depressed and oppressed and suppressed till now that they are not able to take advantage of the ordinary civil rights. What is the position? You go to the tribal areas. According to law, their own traditional law, their tribal law, their lands cannot be alienated. Yet our merchants go there, and in the so called free market they are able to snatch their lands. Thus, even though the law goes against this snatching away of their lands, still the merchants are able to turn the tribal people into veritable slaves by various kinds of bonds, and make them hereditary bond-slaves. Let us go to the ordinary villagers. There goes the money-lender with his money and he is able to get the villagers in his pocket. There is the landlord himself, the zamindar, and the malguzar and there are the various other people who are able to exploit these poor villagers. There is no elementary education even among these people. These are the real minorities that need protection and assurances of protection. In order to give them the necessary protection, we will need much more than this Resolution...

(1) Who are the real minorities according to Shri N.G. Rangy and why?

(2) Explain N.G. Ranga's views about the condition of ordinary villagers.

(3) Mention the views of Prof. N.G. Ranga regarding the tribal areas and the tribal law.

 

Answer:

A small basket of grapes

(1) Somnath Lahiri congratulated Pt. Nehru for the fine expression he gave to spirit of an Indian people when he said that no imposition from the British will be accepted by Indian people.

(2) Somnath Lahiri felt that the absence of constitution would mean dependence on the British because for every little difference we shall have to run to the Federal Court or dance attendance there in England; or the call on the British prime minister or someone else.

(3) Somnath Lahiri felt that the final power was stored in the hands of British because this financial stronghold which means that the final power is still in the British hands and the future is not yet completely in our hands. As Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel opened that we had freedom among ourselves. The interim government and the people of India to fratricidal warfare?s to fight the British imperialism and resolve our claims afterwards when we will be free.

Or

(1) According to Shri N. G. Ranga the real minorities are the masses of this country. They are not able to take advantages of the ordinary civil rights.

(2) N. G. Ranga writes about the condition of ordinary villages. The money-lender with the power of his money is able to get the villagers in his pocket. The landlord, zamindar and the malguzar flagrantly exploit the poor villagers.

(3) Prof. N. G. Ranga mentions his views regarding the tribal areas and the tribal law as under. If we go to the tribal law, according to their lands can?t be aliented. However the merchants? visit the tribal areas and in the so called market they snatch their lands.