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What were the main issues that led to student protests in Bihar in March 1974? |
Rising prices, food scarcity, unemployment, and corruption Lack of access to education Religious conflicts Environmental pollution |
Rising prices, food scarcity, unemployment, and corruption |
Answer: Rising prices, food scarcity, unemployment, and corruption In March 1974 students came together in Bihar to protest against rising prices, food scarcity, unemployment and corruption. After a point they invited Jayaprakash Narayan (JP), who had given up active politics and was involved in social work, to lead the student movement. He accepted it on the condition that the movement will remain non-violent and will not limit itself to Bihar. Thus the students’ movement assumed a political character and had national appeal. People from all walks of life now entered the movement. Jayaprakash Narayan demanded the dismissal of the Congress government in Bihar and gave a call for total revolution in the social, economic and political spheres in order to establish what he considered to be true democracy. A series of bandhs, gehraos, and strikes were organised in protest against the Bihar government. The government, however, refused to resign. |