 The fiery activities of this socialist leader encouraged the escape of six socialist leaders, namely Shukla, Narayan, Pandit Ramnandan Mishra, Suraj Narayan Singh, Shaligram Singh, Gulab Chand Gupta and Gulali Sonar from Hazaribagh Central Jail on Diwali night on 9 November 1942.Narayan was willing to meet with Singh to spell out the programme to overthrow the British Raj through armed struggle.Singh was again rounded up in Delhi on 7 January 1943.