Proceedings of the mysore representative assembly
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More than one hundred years ago, on 7th October, 1881, Mysore Representative
Assembly “a sort of Panchayat of Panchayats” was brought into session by the great dewan C.V.
Rangacharlu with the encouragement of the then Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar. It was unique in
the sense that such an attempt was made in a princely state for the first time and it was a
pioneering body as no such representative body existed anywhere in India. It was an experiment
without precedent in those days. It played a significant role in rousing political consciousness
among the people and acted as a link between the ruler and the ruled.
The Representative Assembly in later days became a forum to the Mysore Congress
leaders to project their views and agitate for responsible government. It received statutory
recognition in 1924 and remained an important representative body till 1950. It helped many
Congressmen to emerge as leaders with experience in parliamentary affairs and they played a
significant role in the history of modern Mysore.
Most of the Chief Ministers, Ministers and other important leaders of Karnataka like K.
Chengalaraya Reddy, K. Hanumanthaiah, Kadidal Manjappa, S. Nijalingappa, D. Devaraje Urs,
R. Chennigaramaiah, K.T. Bhashyam, M.V. Rao, T. Chennaiah, V. Venkatappa, T.
Siddalingaiah, Mohammod Imam, Mohammad Sheriff, H. Siddaiah, H.M. Chennabasappa, M.V.
Krishnappa, H.C. Dasappa, Malik Mariyappa and host of others made their debut in the
Representative Assembly and gained parliamentary experience which helped them to play a vital
role in the administration of the state later.
Dewan Rangacharlu advised the Maharaja for the formation of a Representative
Assembly “so that the views and objectives of his Government should be better known and
appreciated by the people for whose benefit the Government existed.” For that purpose, the
Representative Assembly was authoritatively brought into existence not by a statute, but by
Assembly “a sort of Panchayat of Panchayats” was brought into session by the great dewan C.V.
Rangacharlu with the encouragement of the then Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar. It was unique in
the sense that such an attempt was made in a princely state for the first time and it was a
pioneering body as no such representative body existed anywhere in India. It was an experiment
without precedent in those days. It played a significant role in rousing political consciousness
among the people and acted as a link between the ruler and the ruled.
The Representative Assembly in later days became a forum to the Mysore Congress
leaders to project their views and agitate for responsible government. It received statutory
recognition in 1924 and remained an important representative body till 1950. It helped many
Congressmen to emerge as leaders with experience in parliamentary affairs and they played a
significant role in the history of modern Mysore.
Most of the Chief Ministers, Ministers and other important leaders of Karnataka like K.
Chengalaraya Reddy, K. Hanumanthaiah, Kadidal Manjappa, S. Nijalingappa, D. Devaraje Urs,
R. Chennigaramaiah, K.T. Bhashyam, M.V. Rao, T. Chennaiah, V. Venkatappa, T.
Siddalingaiah, Mohammod Imam, Mohammad Sheriff, H. Siddaiah, H.M. Chennabasappa, M.V.
Krishnappa, H.C. Dasappa, Malik Mariyappa and host of others made their debut in the
Representative Assembly and gained parliamentary experience which helped them to play a vital
role in the administration of the state later.
Dewan Rangacharlu advised the Maharaja for the formation of a Representative
Assembly “so that the views and objectives of his Government should be better known and
appreciated by the people for whose benefit the Government existed.” For that purpose, the
Representative Assembly was authoritatively brought into existence not by a statute, but by
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