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Explain the Bihar movement and its impact on politics. |
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Answer» In March 1974, students in Bihar began to protest against rising prices, food scarcity, unemployment and corruption. They invited Jay Prakash Narayan (JP) to lead the student movement. He accepted it on the condition that the movement will remain non-violent and will become a national movement. Jay Prakash Narayan demanded the dismissal of the Congress government in Bihar and bandhs, gehraos, and strikes were organised in protest against the Bihar government. The government refused to resign. The movement enlarged into a national movement against Indira Gandhi. Subsequently, the Emergency was implemented in India. After the Emergency, the Congress lost in all the constituency of Bihar in the election and the Janata Government won all the seats. The issue of reservations for ‘other backward classes’ became very controversial in Bihar and following this, the Mandal Commission was appointed by the Janata Party government. |
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