ist ▁leader . ▁Um ad har ▁Singh ▁a ided ▁the ▁social ist ▁movement ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁child , ▁carrying ▁food ▁and ▁letters ▁for ▁under ground ▁social ist ▁leaders ▁during ▁the ▁Qu it ▁India ▁movement . ▁ ▁Singh ▁studied ▁middle ▁education ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁village , ▁later ▁to ▁obtain ▁mat ric ulation ▁at ▁the ▁district ▁school . ▁ ▁Student ▁movement ▁Singh ▁obtained ▁a ▁B A ▁( H on ours ) ▁in ▁Econom ics ▁at ▁C M ▁College ▁in ▁Dar b hang a , ▁later ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁MA ▁degree ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁subject ▁at ▁Bi har ▁University ▁in ▁Mu za ff arp ur . ▁As ▁a ▁student ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁commun ist ▁student ▁movement . ▁Singh ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁India ▁( Mar x ist ) ▁in ▁Bi har , ▁the ▁Stud ents ▁Federation , ▁during ▁ 1 9 6 5 – 1 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁led ▁student ▁protest s ▁against ▁K . B . ▁Sah ay , ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁During ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁ag itations ▁Singh ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁ar son ▁at ▁Sah ay ' s ▁residence . ▁ ▁N ax al b ari ▁revol t ▁and ▁M ush ari ▁struggle ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁N ax al b ari ▁revol t ▁Singh ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁Del hi ▁by ▁the ▁party ▁leadership ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁student ▁organis ers , ▁where ▁M . ▁Bas av ap un nia h ▁tried