alleryThe date chosen for inaugurating the Nagaur panchayat in 1959 honoured whose birthday?
AMahatma Gandhi
BSardar Patel
CB.R. Ambedkar
DJawaharlal Nehru
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mahatma Gandhi
1. The Nagaur panchayat was inaugurated on 2 October 1959.
2. That date was picked for Gandhi's birthday because he wanted Gram Swaraj through Panchayati Raj.
3. Nehru inaugurated it but was not honoured by the date.
_Source: Wikipedia, Panchayati raj in India, lead section_
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