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Give a brief description of the Gujarat Movement. |
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Answer» Gujarat had a Congress led government in the State. In January 1974, students in Gujarat started an agitation against rising prices of food grains and other essential commodities and against corruption in the government. The protest of the students was supported by major opposition parties. Due to this, the Indira Gandhi government imposed President’s rule in Gujarat. The opposition parties agitated for fresh elections to the state legislature. Morarji Desai announced that he would go on an indefinite fast till the time fresh elections were held in the State. The government due to the pressure from the students and the opposition political parties announced assembly elections in Gujarat. The Congress government was defeated in the State. There were major protest movements within Gujarat after the Emergency. Subsequently, during the 1977 elections after the Emergency, Congress lost many seats within the State. |
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