Chandra Shekhar
Chandra Shekhar | |
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Ballia | |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 1962 –1977 | |
Personal details | |
Born | British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) | 17 April 1927
Died | 8 July 2007 New Delhi, India | (aged 80)
Monuments | Jannayak Sthal |
Political party | Allahabad University |
Signature | |
Chandra Shekhar (17 April 1927 – 8 July 2007), known as Jananayak, was an Indian politician who served as the
His government was formed with the fewest party
Personal life
Early years and Education
Chandra Shekhar was born on 17 April 1927 in a
Family
Chandra Shekhar married
He had two sons with her, Pankaj Shekhar Singh and Neeraj Shekhar.
Political life
Start of career
He joined the socialist movement and was elected secretary of the district
Join Congress
Chandra Shekhar was a prominent leader of the socialists. He joined Congress in 1964. From 1962 to 1967, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha. He first entered the Lok Sabha in 1977. He came to be known as a 'young Turk' for his conviction and courage in the fight against the vested interests. The other 'young Turks', who formed the 'ginger group' in the Congress in the fight for egalitarian policies, included[19] leaders like Feroze Gandhi, Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Mohan Dharia and Ram Dhan. As a member of the Congress Party, he vehemently criticised Indira Gandhi for her declaration of emergency in 1975. Chandrashekhar was arrested during the emergency and sent to prison along with other "young turks".[20]
Bharat Yatra (1983)
Chandra Shekhar went on a nationwide
Chandra Shekhar established Bharat Yatra Centres in various parts of the country and set up a Bharat Yatra Trust in
In Janata Party
Chandrasekhar was jailed during the emergency and after, he became the President of
In May 1988, he resigned from Janata Party's President post when Lok Dal (A) was merged with Janata Party. Ajit Singh was made president of Janata Party.[37][38] George Fernandes, Biju Patnaik, Madhu Dandavate and Ramakrishna Hegde opposed this merger with Lok Dal (A) but Subramanian Swamy, Yashwant Sinha and Suryadeo Singh supported this move.[39]
In 1988, his party merged with other parties and formed the government under the leadership of
Deposing V. P. Singh
Chandra Shekhar seized the moment and left the Janata Dal with several of his own supporters to form the Samajwadi Janata Party/Janata Dal (Socialist).[40] He won a confidence motion with the support of his 64 MPs and Rajiv Gandhi, the leader of the Opposition, and was sworn in as Prime Minister.[41] Eight Janata Dal MPs who voted for this motion were disqualified by the speaker Rabi Ray.[42][43]
In Parliament
Chandra Shekhar was a member of Rajya Sabha from 1962 to 1977, 1962 to 1968 as an independent supported by Socialist Party and later as member of Congress. He was jailed during the Emergency. After his release from jail in 1977, he joined Janata Party. He was elected to Lok Sabha from
Other Ministries
Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1990-1991)
Chandra Shekhar remained the Minister of Information and Broadcasting from 21 November 1990 to 21 June 1991 from Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) and at that time he was himself the Prime Minister of India.[44] He was preceded by V. P. Singh and succeeded by P. V. Narasimha Rao to the position after he resigned from the position of Prime Minister due to loss of support of the alliances.[45]
Minister of Home Affairs (1990-1991)
Like the Minister of I and B, he remained Minister of Home Affairs for the time period of 7 months. He was himself the Prime Minister at that time and was preceded by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and succeeded by Shankarrao Chavan of Indian National Congress.[46]
Minister of Defence (1990-1991)
Along with Ministry of Home Affairs and Information and Broadcasting, he also handled Ministry of Defence under him as the Prime Minister of India. He was Minister of Defence for a very short time of 7 months and didn't present the Defence budget.[47] He was preceded by V. P. Singh and succeeded by P. V. Narasimha Rao as the Minister of Defence.[48]
Prime Minister
Chandra Shekhar was prime minister for seven months, the second shortest period after that of Charan Singh. Subramanian Swamy was instrumental in forming this government with the support of Congress.[9] He also handled the portfolios of Defence and Home Affairs during this period. However, his government could not introduce a full budget because on 6 March 1991 Congress withdrew support during its formulation.[47] As a result, Chandra Shekhar resigned the office of the prime minister after 15 days on 21 June.[49]
Manmohan Singh was his Economic Advisor.[50] Subramanian Swamy along with Manmohan Singh and Montek Singh Ahluwalia prepared a series of documents on economic liberalization but could not pass in parliament because Congress withdrew support.[51] Jairam Ramesh in his book To the Brink and Back: India’s 1991 Story has written that "Chandrashekhar's Cabinet Committee on Trade and Investment (CCTI) itself had on 11 March 1991 approved the new export strategy which contained the main elements of the 4 July package".[52]
Post-premiership
After handing the
Death
Chandra Shekhar died on 8 July 2007. He had been suffering with multiple myeloma for some time and had been in the Apollo Hospital at New Delhi since May. He was survived by two sons.[53]
Politicians from across the spectrum of Indian parties paid tribute to him
See also
References
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Further reading
- Khare, Harish (9 July 2007). "The quintessential Congressman". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- Chand, Attar (1991). The Long March: Profile of Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-8-17099-272-1.
- "The State As Charade: V.P. Singh, Chandr Shekhar and the Rest" by Arun Shourie, Publisher: South Asia Books