A call for nationwide Satyagraha was made on June 25, 1975. Who announced it and in which backdrop?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Jayaprakash Narayan, demanding the resignation of Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister, following the Allahabad High Court judgment invalidating her election to the Lok Sabha.
After the Allahabad High Court declared Indira Gandhi’s election to the Lok Sabha invalid on 12 June 1975, the opposition led by Jayaprakash Narayan pressed for her resignation, and on 25 June 1975 he announced a nationwide satyagraha for her resignation.
NCERT (2026-27): “Declaration of Emergency On 12 June 1975, Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha of the Allahabad High Court passed a judgment declaring Indira Gandhi’s election to the Lok Sabha invalid.… Crisis and response … The stage was now set for a big political confrontation. The opposition political parties led by Jayaprakash Narayan pressed for Indira Gandhi’s resignation and organised a massive demonstration in Delhi’s Ramlila grounds on 25 June 1975. Jayaprakash announced a nationwide satyagraha for her resignation and asked the army, the police and government employees not to obey ‘illegal and immoral orders’. This too threatened to bring the activities of the government to a standstill. The political mood of the country had turned against the Congress, more than ever before.” |