No national leader was identified so closely with the interests of the peasantry. He doggedly sought to protect the interests of peasant proprietors … - Charan Singh
" "No national leader was identified so closely with the interests of the peasantry. He doggedly sought to protect the interests of peasant proprietors against the inexorable juggernaut, as he saw it of collectivism.
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About Charan Singh
Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987) was the Fifth Prime Minister of the Republic of India, serving from 28 July 1979 until 14 January 1980. He holds the record of being the sole Prime Minister of India who did not face the Lok Sabha even for a single day during his short tenure of just a month. Historians and people alike frequently refer to him as the "champion of India" s peasants.
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Alternative Names:
Chaudhuri Charan Singh
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Chaudhary Charan Singh
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Chauduri Charan Singh
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I had interviewed him when he was Chief Minister of UP. As a Jat, a member of caste of small farmers, he had expressed practical ideas about helping poor Indians. But a certain slyness seemed to substitute for any sense of moral principle. Indira knew just the man to go when she felt the time was ripe to break up Morarji’s Janata coalition.
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