▁in ▁ch ains . ▁ ▁Release ▁from ▁j ail ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Emer gency ▁Sat yan ar ay an ▁Singh ▁launched ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁revolution ary ▁prisoners . ▁Singh ▁refused ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁demand ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁give ▁an ▁undert aking ▁for ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁against ▁him , ▁and ▁thus ▁his ▁release ▁was ▁delayed . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁un condition ally ▁by ▁the ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁government . ▁After ▁his ▁release ▁he ▁maintained ▁that ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁Bal ani ▁had ▁been ▁just ified ▁and ▁coh er ent ▁with ▁the ▁party ▁direct ives ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Singh ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bi har ▁State ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁India ▁( Mar x ist - Len in ist ) ▁led ▁by ▁Sat yan ar ay an ▁Singh . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁Rat n op atti ▁pe asant ▁struggle ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁during ▁which ▁revolution aries ▁seized ▁ 2 5 ▁b igh a ▁of ▁lands ▁from ▁H ari ▁Mah ato ▁( a ▁local ▁land l ord ). ▁The ▁seized ▁lands ▁were ▁distributed ▁to ▁land less ▁pe as ants . ▁ ▁Trade ▁union ism ▁Singh ▁also ▁engaged ▁in ▁trade ▁union ▁activities ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁AP M ▁Kam gar ▁Union ▁at ▁the ▁Ash ok ▁P aper ▁Mill . ▁Singh ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁union . ▁Another ▁union ▁founded ▁by ▁Singh ▁was ▁the ▁Met ia