The items included in this volume throw light on J.P.'s role in Indian politics and the evolution of his political thought between April 1946, when he was released from the Agra Central Prison, to March 1948, when the Socialist Party, under his guidance, decided to leave the Congress and function as a completely independent party. In particular, they show his consistent opposition to the path of negotiations with the British being pursued in 1946-7 by the Congress High Command, his ardent advocacy in favour of a different path - the path of struggle - for achieving independence and his strong denunciation of the forces, both among Hindus and Muslims, then engaged in fostering communal hatred among the two communities.