Was JP movement the need of the hour?

After Independence there was a lot of hardship, despite that India achieved a lot and there was a lot to do. Who had time to go for agitations? Why there was the need for JP Movement?

Here are some events in the Indian history:

Ancient civilization

Medieval period, ruled by kings, tyrant at times

British Colonial rule, 200 years

Independence (1947)

Partition and communal violence (1947)

Indo-Pak War (1947)

India became a republic (1950), for the first time in the history

Integration of States and reorganization, one of the toughest tasks to make India, from 17 provinces and 562 princely states

Five year plan initiated (1951)

Heavy industries and public utilities were nationalized

Infrastructure, space, nuclear, AIIMS, IITs, IIMs and lot more on priority, we see the fruits now

Indo-China War (1962)

Indo-Pak War 1965

Price rise, unemployment and food crisis and overall stagnation of economy, currency devaluation (You should evaluate whether the situation was as a result of prevailing conditions, repeated war and other hardship or because of rampant corruption in government?)

Humiliating import of wheat from the US

Green revolution (1965)

Congress got fewer sheets (1967)

Nationalization of Banks (1969)

Split in congress (1969)

Congress won with huge majority (1971) Does that not mean only leaders broke away from congress not the people!

Separation of Bangladesh (1971)

Abolished Privy Purses (for former Indian royalty), and the official recognition of the titles (1971)

Abolished privileges of Indian Civil Servants (1972)

The third Industrial Policy statement (1973) and FERA (1973) which asked foreign companies to sell the majority equity to Indian shareholders (a threat to MNCs and western countries interest)

India tested its first nuclear weapon (1974) (against opposition from major powers)

JP movement 1974

Emergency (1975-77)

Congress’ humiliating defeat (1977),

Morarji became the PM (1977)

Interim government of Charan Singh (1979)

Massive success to interim government so fast!!

Congress bounced back with impressive majority (1980).

What did you observe? Was there a link between the political events and JP movement? Was corruption the main reason for JP movement? Was that the right time for a mass movement, strikes, agitation and ‘bandh’ or the cooperation and hard work was the need of the hour? What was the need of JP movement? Was the government or the central leadership alienated from the public?

To me it seems, JP, an undisputed socialist, well connected, respected by all sections, over the period of time had developed some distance from the ruling party. He wanted to do something for the people of Bihar, and also to show his potential to the government. With these intents he started a movement in Bihar. But his movement got massive support and became pan-India within a short span. Why? The rich people who got affected by nationalization of banks, FERA and breakaway congress leaders and opposition parties and of course foreign powers, crept into the JP movement. It changes the objective and the outcome of the movement. What you feel?