I think all the lovers of democracy must learn one thing. In this process, if there was a mistake, there was a constitutional remedy, it was the duty of those who are interested in the formation of responsible governments and of running the Constitution in a proper spirit, to accept the judgement of the Governor,...

Shri Piloo Mody : Was this judgement independent of the Centre?

Shri Y. B. Chavan: It is in this context that I am mentioning certain facts. Immediately after this decision of the Governor, all parties combined, not to form a Government, but to start an agitation. A Sangharsh Samiti was formed.

They wanted to know what had happened. What has happened between the 4th March and 12th March is very material and is very relevant. A Sangharsh Samiti was formed, not to run a constitutional government, but to create conditions, to create scenes, to create disturbances.

It might not have been their intention probably, I quite concede that, the leaders of the groups may not have had the intention, possibly they wanted to have a peaceful demonstration, which is their right, but a person who a few weeks ago did not belong to any other political party, who really speaking was a Congressman, Kumbha Ram Arya, was asked to lead the Sangharsh Samiti and the whole thing started drifting onwards.

It was after this demonstration started that section 144 was imposed. 1 These people decided to break Section 144. A big procession of 10.000 persons was led by the leaders. At one stage there was talk with the police, the leaders said they did not want mass breach of the order, but there would be some Sort of symbolic action. Four to five of them offered themselves and they were arrested, but by symbolic arrest things do not stop. When the people’s minds are inflamed by speeches, by slogans, by every type of instigation, and conditions of disturbance started growing in the city of Jaipur...

We saw a rather difficult situation coming. I personally saw that it wall a dangerous thing which would lead to an uncalled for political situation also. On the 6th and 7th I had some discussions, I invited some leaders to come and have a discussion with me in Delhi. I would like to explain what is our intention, our attitude in this matter, because the attempt of the no-confidence motion is to prove that we wanted to kill responsible government. On the contrary, we made all efforts to see that a responsible government was formed in Rajasthan.