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not, yet our struggle will continue for values. We may not join
the Bandh for the sake of cheap popularity, but we shall not like
to keep away from the campaign which has been started to
establish the values against the government.” The response of
Vasantbhai was fearless in such terms, and in a few days, the
Jana Sangh leaders were all arrested under the MISA.

Significance of Values
Vasantbhai was insistent on values in personal life as he

was for them in public life. Vasantbhai was a professor in the
law college, so he was also assigned the task of examining
answer books in the university. It was quite normal for the
students and their parents to visit the professors examining the
answer books. Several such occurrences took place in this
context. Once, a friend and comrade visited his home when the
paper of an acquaintance came to him to be examined. He
needed some help. Now, the relation was so close that he could
not refuse it at that time, but when the result was declared, the
candidate found that he had failed in that paper.

The leader in any organisation influences the success of
the entire organisation through his conduct and qualities. The
success of Gujarat Jana Sangh as well as the series of unshakable
volunteers will always show the glimpse of life values of
Vasantbhai.

Sensitive Nature
Vasantbhai was a sensitive person, so he got angry too, and

the reason behind it used to be quite different. I was introduced
to Vasantbhai when I was an ordinary Swayamsevak; therefore,
we maintained a respectable distance as it ought to be between
a leader and a follower. However, in a few days, I started to
work as a Sangh Pracharak in Ahmedabad. Vasantbhai greatly
respected Pracharaks. He loved when a Pracharak visited his
house, he used to meet and talk to them for long. However, I
never went to his house, because I had always maintained a
respectable distance from him right since the beginning. Once
we met in a programme. After the pleasantries, Vasantbhai