Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET 2023 Political Science
Which among the following statements are true about J.P. Narayan's plan for the reconstruction of Indian polity? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. He wanted to revive 'swaraj from below'
- 2. The basic unit of political organisation would be the gram panchayat
- 3. The gram sabha would act as the basis of grassroots democracy
- 4. This would also involve establishing an organic link amongst the different units of the panchayati raj
A1 & 2 only
B2 & 3 only
C3 & 4 only
D1, 2, 3 & 4 only ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2, 3 & 4 only — All four statements are true, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4 only.
Explanation
★All four statements are true, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4 only.
★J.P. Narayan wanted to revive 'swaraj from below', meaning self-governance beginning at the grassroots.
★He made the gram panchayat the basic unit of political organisation in his scheme.
★He saw the gram sabha, the village assembly, as the foundation of grassroots democracy through direct participation.
★He envisaged an organic link binding the different tiers of the panchayati raj into one cohesive system.
★This 'communitarian democracy' drew on Gandhian ideas of village self-rule and the Sarvodaya tradition.
★It reflected his shift from party politics towards a decentralised, people-centred Lokniti.
★JP wanted to replace the politics of power with a politics of cooperation rooted in Sarvodaya.
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