Our Ideology
Man is a thoughtful creature. He thinks and thinks. Idea is the core of ideology. But there are two conditions for an idea to become an ideology – first condition is to keep the idea flowing like a stream for a long time and second condition is to evolve for social transformation. In this way, a deliberation gets the acceptance of the society by focusing with the interval of time and only then it is accepted as an ideology. Ideology in all areas, social, cultural, political or religious, is tailored to this process. In this, the continuation of the idea of the person (thinker) and its influence and social recognition are all three things important.
The Janata Dal (U) ideology as a political party is the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi, Ram Manohar Lohia, and Jayaprakash Narayan and Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar.
We believe in the Constitution of India and the principles of socialism, secularism, and democracy. We are determined to preserve the unity, integrity, and sovereignty of the country by taking inspiration from Gandhian principles and values, ideals and traditions of the freedom movement. Ideology is also important for political activists so that they can get acquainted with their political tradition and resolve to carry forward the ideological heritage of their forefathers and work accordingly. In this view, the life of Mahatma Gandhi is an inspiration for political activists. He started his public life in South Africa. While there, he used Satyagraha. While returning to South Africa from London during the Satyagraha movement, he wrote a book titled ‘Hind Swaraj’, which is a source for understanding Gandhi philosophy. In fact, he formulated his ideas in the form of commentaries on various problems of India. It was composed in 1909 AD. In fact, ‘Hind Swaraj’ is the foundation of Gandhi’s journey. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia and Jayaprakash Narayan were influenced by Gandhi’s personality and ideas. Not only this but almost all the leaders of the socialist stream – Acharya Narendra Dev, Achyut Patwardhan, Ashok Mehta, Acharya JB Kripalani, Yusuf Mehar Ali, Aruna Asaf Ali, were fighting the freedom struggle of India under the leadership of Gandhiji. It is a known fact that a conference of socialists from all over the country took place at Anjuman Islamia Hall on 17 May 1934 AD in Patna; Which was presided over by Acharya Narendra Dev.
This is where the Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was formed. Under the leadership of Gandhiji, all socialists participated in the freedom movement and played their influential role. In 1915 AD Gandhiji returned from South Africa and visited the country for a year on the advice of Gopal Krishna Gokhale. This was a great opportunity to get familiar with public problems. Before Gandhiji became active in the Congress, the Congress Party was considered a party of big lawyers and landlords who had acquired some facilities by presenting a proposal. Gandhiji connected it with the general public. He started it from Champaran in 1917 AD. With the untiring efforts of Pt.Rajkumar Shukla, Gandhiji came to Champaran to liberate the farmers of Champaran from the tyranny of the British. It is also necessary to know here that Prince Shukla had a close associate -Pir Mohammad Munis. He was a journalist.
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia
He used to write all the letters of Rajkumar Shukla to Gandhiji. Hence the role of Pir Mohammad Munis in the background; Today, on the completion of hundred years of Champaran Satyagraha, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has started celebrating centenary year by organizing various programs for one year. It also includes a program to spread the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi to the people. In fact, socialist leaders had a lot of faith in Gandhiji during the freedom movement. The August Revolution of 1942 is the biggest proof of this. On 8 August 1942, the Congress General Assembly was held in Bombay, in which Gandhiji gave the slogan of ‘Quit British India’. The session was proposed by Gandhiji to Acharya Narendra Dev, who was one of the founders of the Socialist Party. Eminent socialist intellectual Yusuf Mehar Ali was the Mayor of Bombay at that time.
The Bombay metropolis was attractively decorated for the convention with his cooperation. Gandhiji loved these young socialists. Dr.Lohia writes in his book ‘Criminals of Partition of India’ that
“ In his last days Gandhiji started treating me very much like an old man of the house getting angry with son and loving grandson; Gandhiji started accepting me in the same way. “
So when all the big leaders of Congress including Gandhiji were arrested in the movement of 42, the socialists took up the front and fought hard to spread the movement from village to village and corrected the torture. Many socialist leaders like Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Jayaprakash Narayan, Achyut Patwardhan, Aruna Asaf Ali, Ashok Mehta, JB Kripalani played notable roles. Even after the independence of the country, socialist leaders fought for the protection of democracy and the re-creation of the country. In the sixth decade, Dr. Lohia tried tirelessly to spread political consciousness. His slogan of non-Congressism came to fruition in the General Elections of 1967when the Congress was defeated in 8 states of the country and non-Congress Democratic Governments were formed. Dr. Lohia himself was elected from Kannauj in the 1967 Lok Sabha elections. This political experiment of Dr. Lohia was repeated a decade later by JP in 1977. This time the Congress was displaced by the power of the Center, This time the Congress was displaced by the power of the Center, JP led the movement of 74 in Bihar.
The Bombay metropolis was attractively decorated for the convention with his cooperation. Gandhiji loved these young socialists. Dr.Lohia writes in his book ‘Criminals of Partition of India’ that “In his last days Gandhiji started treating me very much like an old man of the house getting angry with son and loving grandson; Gandhiji started accepting me in the same way. “So when all the big leaders of Congress including Gandhiji were arrested in the movement of 42, the socialists took up the front and fought hard to spread the movement from village to village and corrected the torture. Many socialist leaders like Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Jayaprakash Narayan, Achyut Patwardhan, Aruna Asaf Ali, Ashok Mehta, JB Kripalani played notable roles. Even after the independence of the country, socialist leaders fought for the protection of democracy and the re-creation of the country.
Jayaprakash Narayan
In the sixth decade, Dr. Lohia tried tirelessly to spread political consciousness. His slogan of non-Congressism came to fruition in the General Elections of 1967when the Congress was defeated in 8 states of the country and non-Congress Democratic Governments were formed. Dr. Lohia himself was elected from Kannauj in the 1967 Lok Sabha elections. This political experiment of Dr. Lohia was repeated a decade later by JP in 1977. This time the Congress was displaced by the power of the Center, This time the Congress was displaced by the power of the Center, JP led the movement of 74 in Bihar.
This time the Congress was displaced by the power of the Center, JP led the movement of 74 in Bihar. Emergency ensued and later when the Lok Sabha elections were held, the Congress was defeated. People fighting against Emergency came to power at the Center and then their governments were formed in the states after the assembly elections. Janata Dal (U) has been formed by this stream of political change, which is being led by Shri Nitish Kumar today. We are proud that the JD(U) has been formed on the basis of the political legacy of the ideas, ideals and values of the great men of India’s freedom movement.
Mr. Nitish Kumar
Mahatma Gandhi gave us freedom, Dr. Lohia and JP showed the path of struggle to protect that freedom and make its achievements available to the people and Dr. Ambedkar protected the Constitution to save that democracy. Our parliamentary democracy operates on the basis of that constitution. With these socialist ideas and democratic values, Jananayak Karpoori Thakur came and used the power for public service. Mr. Nitish Kumar is following the same path of politics. This path of development with justice has opened the door to all-round development of Bihar and it is the effort of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that its benefits reach the last man of the society. This is the goal of Janata Dal(United) politics which stands on the foundation of democratic and socialist ideology.