Jayaprakash Narayan: The unsung hero of the Emergency

Jayaprakash Narayan :The unsung hero of the Emergency

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Indira Gandhi was found guilty of violating electoral laws by the Allahabad High Court.

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Narayan called for Indira and the CMs to resign and the military and police to disregard unconstitutional and immoral orders.

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He advocated a program of social transformation which he termed Sampoorna kraanti, "total revolution"

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