Priyanka Tiwari
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Suspense crime, Digital Desk : New Delhi, India – In a candid reflection on a pivotal moment in India's political history, veteran leader Lalu Prasad Yadav has shared his memories of the JP Movement, describing it as a spontaneous, student-led uprising that grew so powerful even its participants "had no idea" it would shake the very foundations of the central government.
Speaking about the mid-1970s, the RJD chief painted a vivid picture of the atmosphere of protest and revolution that gripped Bihar and eventually the entire nation. The movement, led by the venerable socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan (JP), began as a student protest against corruption and misgovernance in Bihar.
"We were young student leaders then," Lalu recalled, explaining that the movement started small but quickly gained unstoppable momentum. He remembered the powerful slogans that filled the air, like "JP ka bigul baj gaya, Inquilab aa gaya" (JP's bugle has sounded, the revolution has come), which became the anthem of a generation disillusioned with the status quo.
Lalu emphasized that this was not a meticulously planned revolution but a grassroots fire that spread on its own. It was the collective anger of the youth and the public that swelled into a massive challenge against the authoritarian style of then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
This powerful wave of protest, which championed the idea of "Total Revolution" (Sampoorna Kranti), is widely seen as the direct trigger for Indira Gandhi's government imposing the national Emergency in 1975.
For Lalu Prasad Yadav, and a whole generation of leaders from the region who were forged in its crucible, the JP Movement was their political baptism. His recollection serves as a powerful testament to a time when a student protest, fueled by public anger and guided by a moral leader, grew into a force that changed the course of Indian history.
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