[Letter to Smt Indira Gandhi]

Summary

In this letter dated January 18, 1976, Jayaprakash Narayan writes to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi after H. O. Gorey brings him a copy of a letter Gorey and H. M. Patel had sent her the previous weekend. Narayan argues that steps should be taken to end the existing impasse and begin a dialogue.

Key points

• The document is a political letter from Jayaprakash Narayan to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
• Narayan reports receiving a copy of a recent letter from H. O. Gorey and H. M. Patel.
• He calls for an end to the prevailing political impasse.
• He proposes beginning a dialogue, while noting that he must first consult senior colleagues.
• He identifies Morarjibhai Desai, Charan Singh, Ashoka Mehta, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Madhu Limaye, and Siddharaj Dhadda as colleagues to be consulted.
• Narayan says that Gandhi is the person who can make a meeting between the parties possible.