Lalu Prasad Yadav: One of the great leader from the margin and for the margins
Lalu Prasad Yadav, is one of the greater examples for success of our democracy, his entire politics was based on to give voice to unheard through the political representation and ensuring social justice. He was staunch supporter of JP, Lalu Prasad was leading figure for the the anti-establishment movement in the Bihar, that was against the caste system, against the then dominant power of congress party, or reaching unreached people of the society through the social justice agenda of the nation. In 1990, Lalu Prasad Yadav became the Chief Minister of Bihar and this was a big shift in the politics of Bihar. Lalu Yadav tried to implement the idea of social justice for the marginalized sections of society, which is promised in our constitution and he also ensured the participation of the weaker sections of society in the democratic process/ representation. He is one of the leaders in India who never collaborated with communal forces. Like Dr. B. R Ambedkar rightly said “ ...