: In 1974, Jayaprakash Narayan included the RSS in his movement. India is still paying the price #IndiaNEWS Today, October 10, is the 119th death anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan, or JP as he is popularly

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In 1974, Jayaprakash Narayan included the RSS in his movement. India is still paying the price #IndiaNEWS
Today, October 10, is the 119th death anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan, or JP as he is popularly known. All day, a scene has been playing out repeatedly in my mind. It is the high point of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, a cover for the mobilisation drive under the leadership of Lal Krishna Advani to have the Babri Masjid demolished. Advani is to address a rally in Patna. His Toyota, fitted to look like a Ram Rath, is about to reach Gandhi Maidan in the city. In a corner of the ground, opposite Hotel Maurya, stands the statue of JP. In a tent in his shadow sit some young women and men. They are there to silently protest Advani’s communal campaign. I see the tent surrounded by hundreds of people in saffron bandanas. They are shaking the tent. Moments later, it is completely burnt down.The police arrest the protestors and take them to the Kotwali police station. Some scooters and motorbikes near the statue are also set ablaze. Most of the protestors belonged to the Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Vahini, an organisation formed during the JP agitation days.JP’s statue watches, as he once said, the muscle power of his agitation throttling the voice of his movement. JP...Read more

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