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Consider the following:

  1. Lord Ripon is the father of the local self government in India.
  2. Rajiv Gandhi introduced Nagar Palika Bill for the first time in Lok Sabha.

Which of the above is/are correct?

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Both 1 and 2
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Statement 1: It is correct. In 1882, Lord Ripon issued a resolution that has been hailed as the Magna Carta of local self government. It continued to influence the development of the local self government in India till 1947. He is called the father of local self government in India.
Statement 2: It is correct. In August 1989, the Rajiv Gandhi government introduced the 65th Constitutional Amendment Bill (i.e. Nagarpalika Bill) in the Lok Sabha. The bill aimed at strengthening and revamping the municipal bodies by conferring a constitutional status on them. Although it was passed in Lok Sabha, yet was defeated in Rajya Sabha in October 1989.

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