Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Crisis of democratic Order

Question:

What were the demands made by Jayaprakash Narayan during the Bihar protest of 1974?

Options:

The establishment of a communist government

The resignation of the Bihar government and total revolution in various spheres

Higher salaries for government employees

The dissolution of the student movement

Correct Answer:

The resignation of the Bihar government and total revolution in various spheres

Explanation:

Answer: The resignation of the Bihar government and total revolution in various spheres.
Jayaprakash Narayan demanded the dismissal of the Congress government in Bihar and called for a total revolution in the social, economic, and political spheres.

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.