Question

Which of the following members of JVP Committee was unanimous on Mumbai?
1. Jamanalal Bajaj and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Dr. Pattabhisitaramayya
3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Dr. Pattabhisitaramayya and Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

The correct answer is option 3.

• JVP Committee:
  • In December 1948, to pacify the vocal votaries of linguistic states, the Congress appointed a committee (JVP), with Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya as its members.
  • Its report which is known as the JVP Report also went against the creation of linguistic states in the interests of national unity.
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru members of the JVP Committee was unanimous on Mumbai
  • There was widespread agitation, especially in southern India, in the wake of the JVP report.
  • The first demand for a linguistic province was seen in the Telugu-speaking region of Andhra. 
  • In August 1951, Swami Sitaram, a Congressman and Gandhian leader, started a fast unto death.
  • While he broke his fast after thirty-five days, the movement was renewed in December 1952, by another Gandhian follower, Potti Sriramulu who died after fasting for fifty-six days.
  • Sriramulu’s death was followed by rioting, demonstrations, hartals and violence all over the Andhra region.
  • The government conceded the demand for a separate state of Andhra, which finally came into existence on October 1, 1953, with the region being separated from the Tamil speaking Madras state. 
  • The creation of Andhra encouraged other linguistic groups to intensify their movements for their own state or for rectification of their boundaries on linguistic ground.
  • Under popular pressure, the Nehru government appointed the States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) in August 1953.
  • The commission, comprising Justice Fazl Ali, K.M. Panikkar and Hridaynath Kunzru as members, submitted its report in October 1955; its recommendations were accepted with some modifications and implemented quickly.