Practicing Success
Who among the following gave a call in 1974 for the Total Revolution in the social, economic and political spheres in order to establish true democracy? |
Charu Majumdar George Fernandes Jaya Prakash Narayan Moraraji Desai |
Jaya Prakash Narayan |
The correct answer is option (3) - Jaya Prakash Narayan 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. 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. |