Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the birth anniversary of India’s famed freedom‑fighter Jay P. Narayan—better known as Loknayak—on Saturday. In a short post on X, Modi called him “one of India’s most fearless voices of conscience” and praised his lifelong fight to empower ordinary citizens and defend the Constitution.
Modi highlighted Loknayak’s famous “Sampoorna Kranti” (total revolution), a call that sparked mass movements in states like Bihar and Gujarat in the 1970s. These protests challenged the then‑Congress government, eventually forcing the first non‑Congress administration into power in 1977. The movement also set the stage for Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s emergency, a period when democratic rights were heavily curtailed.
To honour his legacy, Modi shared excerpts from Loknayak’s “Prison Diary,” written while he was jailed in solitary confinement during the emergency. The diary reveals the activist’s anguish but also his unshakeable faith in democracy.
Jay P. Narayan, born on 11 October 1902 and deceased on 8 October 1979, was awarded the Bharat Ratna—India’s highest civilian honour—in 1999 for his social service. Modi’s tribute serves as a reminder of the enduring power of civil‑society activism in India’s political history.
Source: aninews
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