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Home Minister Dr. Kailash Nath Katju said in the House of People on the 8th that if establishing new linguistic States cast enormous burden on Central resources, "that will be an argument for refusing to establish them." Replying to the general debate on the motion for consideration of the Andhra State Bill, Dr. Katju agreed with Dr. Kunzru that before new States were established their financial implications to the Central exchequer should be examined. Dr. Katju repudiated the charge that he was a sworn enemy of linguistic States. If he was anybody's sworn enemy it was of the traitors of the country and those seeking to disrupt its unity. He had stated over and over again that he could not conceive of democratic and parliamentary institutions functioning properly with many languages being spoken in Legislatures. For long, English had been the single language spoken. After English lost its dominance, legislative proceedings could be conducted usefully only if all the members spoke in one language, and they used the national language in multi-lingual States. Dr. Katju said trouble arose only when language was sought to be placed on a pedestal as if it were a God to be worshipped. Language was only one of the considerations in establishing new States. Past associations, economic and financial factors were some others that had to be taken into account. Claims had been advanced for setting up Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and other separate linguistic states. It was argued as if the people of those areas were suffering from some intolerable physical hardships through not having linguistic States. But nothing was said as to how exactly the protagonists of new States hoped to raise the standard of living.
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