Indian Constitutional Amendments and State Formations

Dhar Commission (1948) -administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor -led to resentment JVP Committee(1948-49) -Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallahbhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya -formally rejected language as the basis for reorganisation of states. Fazl Ali Commission (1953-55) -K.M. Panikkar and H.N. Kunzru. -broadly accepted language as the basis of reorganisation of states. -But, it rejected the theory of 'one language-one state' - Unity of India should be regarded as the primary consideration in any redrawing of the country's political units.

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