Navnirman Andolan

Nav Nirman Movement
Protestors stopped and climbed AMTS buses in Ahmedabad during the movement
Date20 December 1973 (1973-12-20) - 16 March 1974 (1974-03-16)
Location
Gujarat, India
Caused byEconomic crisis and corruption in public life
GoalsResignation of Chief Minister, dissolution of state legislative assembly, social reconstruction
MethodsProtest march, street protest, riot, hunger strike, strike
Resulted inLegislative assembly dissolved and fresh elections
Parties
Nav Nirman Yuvak Samiti and other similar groups,
trade and employee unions
Lead figures

Non-centralized leadership

Violence and action
Death(s)108
Injuries310
Arrested8237

Navnirman Andolan (lit. 'the movement for constructive reforms') was a socio-political movement in 1974 in Gujarat by students and middle-class people against economic crisis and corruption in public life. The movement focused on different issues during its duration. It had broadly three goals: the resignation of the Chief Minister; the dissolution of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly; and the social reconstruction. It was one of the successful agitations in the history of post-independence India that resulted in the dissolution of an elected government of the state.

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