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Consider the following statements:

1. The issue of untouchability assumed a truly national dimension after Gandhi offered unqualified support to the Vaikom Satyagraha.

2. The Resolution on Fundamental Rights adopted by the Congress at its Karachi session had contained the right to equality.

3. The weekly Harijan founded by Mahatma Gandhi was not able to reach to masses as it was published in English only.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The issue of untouchability assumed a truly national dimension after Gandhi offered unqualified support to the Vaikom Satyagraha launched by some local leaders of Travancore in modern day Kerala, who were trying to remove the ban on the entry of untouchables on the roads surrounding the Vaikom temples.

  • Also, in order to give the Vaikom Satyagraha a national and cosmopolitan look to gain the attention of the entire world, it was necessary for the Vaikom Satyagrahis to include their fight as an activity of the Indian National Congress, and get Mahatma Gandhi to approve it.
  • Through his newspaper Young India, Gandhi informed the country about the sufferings of the satyagrahis and, soon after that, the cause was taken up by the national press.

Statement 2 is correct: By endorsing the Delhi Pact at the Congress’s Karachi session, two resolutions were adopted—one on Fundamental Rights and the other on National Economic Programme. The resolutions on Fundamental Rights contained the equal legal rights irrespective of caste, creed and sex.

Statement 3 is incorrect: The weekly Harijan founded by Mahatma Gandhi was a multi-lingual newspaper. Harijans had both Gujrati and hindi edition.

Thus, Option B is Correct.

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