Emergency was India’s darkest period: Narendra Modi
9 years, 9 months ago

Emergency was India’s darkest period: Narendra Modi

Live Mint  

New Delhi: On the 40th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called it India’s darkest period. At the launch of three urban development initiatives, Modi said, “In the history of India, 25 and 26 June cannot be forgotten. Speaking on the issue on Twitter, Modi said, “We mark 40 years of one of India’s darkest periods—the Emergency, when the political leadership trampled over our democracy. Inspired by the call of JP, several men & women across India selflessly immersed themselves in the movement to safeguard our democracy.” “A vibrant liberal democracy is the key to progress.

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BJP raking up Emergency issue to cover up its failures: Congress
8 months, 1 week ago

BJP raking up Emergency issue to cover up its failures: Congress

The Hindu  

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee Senior Vice-President G. Niranjan alleged that the Modi government is bringing up the issue of Emergency to cover up its failures. He said Mr. Modi’s government has implemented an undeclared emergency in the country for the last 10 years. Mr. Niranjan reminded that after the imposition of Emergency, the Congress lost the 1977 general elections but …

Why Emergency is being raised now in Parliament
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Emergency is being raised now in Parliament

Firstpost  

President Droupadi Murmu termed the Emergency as ‘the biggest and darkest chapter of direct attack on the Constitution’ in her address to a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Addressing both Houses of Parliament on Thursday in the first session after the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls, Murmu called the Emergency “the biggest and darkest …

President Murmu calls Emergency 'darkest chapter' in her address to parliament
8 months, 3 weeks ago

President Murmu calls Emergency 'darkest chapter' in her address to parliament

Firstpost  

In her address to the joint session of the parliament, President Droupadi Murmu recalled the horrors of the 1975 Emergency, calling it an attack on the country’s constitution While addressing the joint session of the parliament President Droupadi Murmu recalled the horrors of Emergency. President Murmu explains how India became the world’s largest economy During her address, President Droupadi Murmu …

Imposers of Emergency Have No Right to Show Love for Constitution: Modi
9 months ago

Imposers of Emergency Have No Right to Show Love for Constitution: Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With the Opposition bloc projecting itself as the protector of the Indian Constitution, the BJP leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday marked the 49th anniversary of the Emergency, calling it the "dark days". Noting that those who imposed the Emergency have "no right to profess their love for our Constitution", Mr Modi said, "These are the …

Students' textbooks should include chapter on how Emergency was imposed : Former Vice President Venakaiah Naidu
9 months ago

Students' textbooks should include chapter on how Emergency was imposed : Former Vice President Venakaiah Naidu

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said that the Emergency in 1975 had tainted the country's democracy and there should be a lesson in textbooks for students to be made aware of how it came to be imposed in the country. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi in sharp criticism of the Congress said that the dark days …

‘Undeclared Emergency’: Opposition reacts to PM Narendra Modi’s jibe
9 months ago

‘Undeclared Emergency’: Opposition reacts to PM Narendra Modi’s jibe

Hindustan Times  

Opposition MPs on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of imposing an “undeclared Emergency” in the country by allegedly suppressing the voice of dissent and freedom of speech. “Breaking parties, toppling elected governments through backdoor methods, misusing agencies like ED, CBI, and IT against 95% of opposition leaders, imprisoning chief ministers, and using power before elections to disturb the level …

Chidambaram hits out at PM Modi over remark on 1975 Emergency
9 months ago

Chidambaram hits out at PM Modi over remark on 1975 Emergency

The Hindu  

Congress leader P Chidambaram said on June 25 the people of the country have voted for the 18th Lok Sabha in such a manner that no "divine ruler" can change the basic structure of the Constitution. Very true I may add, the Constitution reminded the people to prevent another Emergency, and they voted to curtail the ambitions of the BJP …

'Those who imposed Emergency...': PM Modi slams INDIA bloc amid Constitution protest
9 months ago

'Those who imposed Emergency...': PM Modi slams INDIA bloc amid Constitution protest

Hindustan Times  

A day after the INDIA bloc mounted a massive protest inside the Parliament premises against the National Democratic Alliance government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said those who imposed the Emergency have no right to profess their love for the Constitution. On the 49th anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency, PM Modi said the dark days showed how …

'Dark chapter': BJP leaders remember emergency era, vow to safeguard democracy
9 months ago

'Dark chapter': BJP leaders remember emergency era, vow to safeguard democracy

India TV News  

As India marks the 50th anniversary of the Emergency declared on June 25, 1975, by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, BJP leaders including President JP Nadda and Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, S Jaishankar, and others took to social media to reflect on this "dark chapter" in Indian democracy. BJP's nationwide programme The BJP announced plans for a nationwide …

Shah slams Rahul Gandhi over ‘murder of democracy’ remark, recalls Emergency
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Shah slams Rahul Gandhi over ‘murder of democracy’ remark, recalls Emergency

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday lashed out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over the latter accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to do "match-fixing" in the Lok Sabha polls. At a rally in New Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, Gandhi had said,"Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to do match fixing in these elections. No matter how …

Emergency will be remembered for 4,800 years: Bhupendra Yadav
1 year, 9 months ago

Emergency will be remembered for 4,800 years: Bhupendra Yadav

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Union labour and employment minister Bhupendra Yadav on Sunday said that the central government led by prime minister Narendra Modi stands by the independence of the judiciary, election commission and media. Emergency will be remembered for 4,800 years: Bhupendra Yadav Yadav said that not only the independence of these constitutional institutions, but the fundamental rights given by the Constitution …

48 years on, PM Modi calls Emergency ‘dark’ and ‘unforgettable period’ in India’s history
1 year, 9 months ago

48 years on, PM Modi calls Emergency ‘dark’ and ‘unforgettable period’ in India’s history

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to all those “who resisted” the Emergency on the event’s 48th anniversary, and which Mr. Modi decribed as “dark” and an “unforgettable period” in India’s history. Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleged that the imposition of the Emergency was a “selfish” power struggle and continues to remain a symbol of Congress’ “dictatorial mentality.” “On …

PM Modi Pays Homage to Those Who Resisted Emergency
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi Pays Homage to Those Who Resisted Emergency

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Paying homage to all those "courageous people" who resisted the Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said those "dark days" remain an unforgettable period in our history, totally opposite to the values India's Constitution celebrates. Several BJP leaders, including Union ministers, slammed the "dark days" under the then Congress government led by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, alleging …

After 48 years, ‘dark days of emergency remain unforgettable’: PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

After 48 years, ‘dark days of emergency remain unforgettable’: PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to those who resisted the emergency that was declared by then PM Indira Gandhi on June 25, 1975. On completion of 48 years of the ‘dark days of emergency’, PM Modi said the 21-month period remains an ‘unforgettable period in our history’. PM Modi was joined by his party, Bharatiya Janata Party, …

Modi Terms Emergency Dark Period of History
1 year, 9 months ago

Modi Terms Emergency Dark Period of History

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: In his monthly radio address, “Mann Ki Baat,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the “Emergency” as a “dark period” in India’s history, during which supporters of democracy endured significant torture that continues to evoke fear in people’s minds today. Recalling the significance of June 25, the day when Emergency was imposed, the Prime Minister mentioned that numerous …

Review: India’s Undeclared Emergency by Arvind Narrain
2 years, 4 months ago

Review: India’s Undeclared Emergency by Arvind Narrain

Hindustan Times  

The book has a contentious title. 314pp, ₹699; Westland The author’s main reference point for India’s democratic backslide is Indira Gandhi’s ignominious internal emergency. The author has noted citizens’ resistance to the Emergency, albeit fleetingly, including that of trade unionist George Fernandes and the dissenting judgment of Justice HR Khanna in the famous habeas corpus case. He cites the examples …

On This Day in 1975: A State of Emergency was Declared in India
2 years, 9 months ago

On This Day in 1975: A State of Emergency was Declared in India

News 18  

On this day in 1975 an Emergency was imposed in India by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed proclaimed Emergency due to internal disturbances under Article 352 of the Constitution of India on the recommendations of the government led by PM Indira Gandhi. On June 12, 1975, Allahabad High Court held Indira Gandhi guilty of electoral …

Modi regime's agenda of repression
3 years, 8 months ago

Modi regime's agenda of repression

The Hindu  

Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah promptly remembered the “dark days of Emergency” on its 46th anniversary on June 25, 2021. Barely a day after the Delhi High Court’s scathing order against the government, the Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh lodged a first information report against a wide array of individuals, including journalists and …

'Dark days of Emergency can never be forgotten': PM Modi reminds Congress its sins
3 years, 9 months ago

'Dark days of Emergency can never be forgotten': PM Modi reminds Congress its sins

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the dark days marked by the Emergency "can never be forgotten" as he reminded the Congress party of its sins. Let us pledge to do everything possible to strengthen India’s democratic spirit, and live up to the values enshrined in our Constitution," the Prime Minister said in a Twitter post on the …

46 years of EMERGENCY: What India experienced in its darkest hour
3 years, 9 months ago

46 years of EMERGENCY: What India experienced in its darkest hour

India TV News  

On this day in 1975, emergency was declared in India, for a 21-month period by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Officially issued by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352 of the Constitution due to the prevailing "internal disturbance", the Emergency was in effect from June 25, 1975, until its withdrawal on March 21, 1977. On 12 June 1975, …

Emergency was a mistake: Rahul Gandhi
4 years ago

Emergency was a mistake: Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

Terming the Emergency that was imposed by former prime minister Indira Gandhi a "mistake", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said what happened during that period was "wrong", but it was fundamentally different from the current scenario as the Congress at no point attempted to capture the country's institutional framework. In a conversation with Kaushik Basu, professor in the Cornell …

Absolutely, Emergency was a mistake, but what RSS is doing today is…: Rahul Gandhi
4 years ago

Absolutely, Emergency was a mistake, but what RSS is doing today is…: Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

The imposition of Emergency by the Congress was a "mistake" but the party "never attempted to capture the constitutional framework" of India, said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday. Terming the Emergency imposed by his grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as "wrong", Rahul Gandhi said what is happening in India currently was "fundamentally different" from the Emergency. LIVE: …

Emergency In India, Fake And Real
4 years, 9 months ago

Emergency In India, Fake And Real

ABP News  

Justice Sinha gave Mrs. Gandhi leave to file an appeal to the Supreme Court within twenty days, and the Supreme Court convened for the first hearing on the 23rd; but before the Court could deliver its judgment, Mrs. Gandhi had already acted. In May 1974, in an operation termed “Smiling Buddha”, India carried out a “peaceful nuclear explosion”—we shall pass …

45 Years of Emergency: 45 facts to look back at independent India's darkest hour
4 years, 9 months ago

45 Years of Emergency: 45 facts to look back at independent India's darkest hour

India TV News  

It was on this day, in 1975, that Independent India experienced it's darkest hour. Then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had imposed an emergency, with the help of an order officially issued by the then President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under the Article 352 of the Indian Constitution, to "control the internal disturbance." Image Source : FILE 45 Years of Emergency: …

India will not forget sacrifices made to preserve democracy during Emergency days, says PM Modi
4 years, 9 months ago

India will not forget sacrifices made to preserve democracy during Emergency days, says PM Modi

India Today  

On the 45th year of the imposition of Emergency in India by the erstwhile Indira Gandhi government, BJP leaders have launched an attack on Congress. India will never forget their sacrifices.” Former prime minister Indira Gandhi had imposed Emergency on June 25, 1975 and it continued till March 21, 1977. BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah, Law Minister Ravi …

'Can't forget dark days': Addressing Lok Sabha on 44th anniversary of Emergency, PM takes Congress to task
5 years, 9 months ago

'Can't forget dark days': Addressing Lok Sabha on 44th anniversary of Emergency, PM takes Congress to task

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the fact that Tuesday was the anniversary of the Emergency to remind Congress of its political misadventures In his first speech in the new Lok Sabha on 25 June — the day Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency 44 years ago— Prime Minister Narendra Modi reminded the Congress of its ‘sins.’ On Tuesday, when Modi began …

When and what happened: Timeline of Emergency, the darkest phase of democracy in India
5 years, 9 months ago

When and what happened: Timeline of Emergency, the darkest phase of democracy in India

India TV News  

June 25, 2019, happens to be the 44th anniversary of the Emergency imposed by former prime minister Indira Gandhi -- a period of over 19 months from 1975 to 1977. June 12, 1975: The Allahabad High Court found former prime minister Indira Gandhi guilty of electoral malpractice. July 23, 1975: The Rajya Sabha voted in the favour of the Emergency …

Cannot forget the dark days: PM Modi on 44th anniversary of Emergency
5 years, 9 months ago

Cannot forget the dark days: PM Modi on 44th anniversary of Emergency

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday referred to the 19-month period of Emergency in 1975-77 as 'dark days', and said nobody would be able to forget it. We cannot forget those dark days," PM Modi said, in his reply to the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Motion of Thanks to President Ram Nath Kovind's address to Parliament. But …

44th anniversary of Emergency: Narendra Modi says democracy prevailed over authoritarianism, Rajnath terms period 'darkest chapters in Indian history'
5 years, 9 months ago

44th anniversary of Emergency: Narendra Modi says democracy prevailed over authoritarianism, Rajnath terms period 'darkest chapters in Indian history'

Firstpost  

BJP leaders on Monday remembered the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 25 June, 1975 and paid homage to all those who resisted the Emergency. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid homage to all “those greats” who resisted the Emergency imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 25 June, 1975 and said …

44th anniversary of Emergency: PM Modi hails India's democratic ethos, salutes those who resisted Emergency
5 years, 9 months ago

44th anniversary of Emergency: PM Modi hails India's democratic ethos, salutes those who resisted Emergency

India TV News  

Paying homage to all "those greats" who resisted the Emergency imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said democracy had prevailed over authoritarianism. Meanwhile, BJP's working President JP Nadda said in a tweet that the Emergency period was a "black blot" "In 1975, on this day, democracy was murdered by the Congress party …

'For last 5 years, country went through a Super Emergency': Mamata Banerjee attacks Modi government
5 years, 9 months ago

'For last 5 years, country went through a Super Emergency': Mamata Banerjee attacks Modi government

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday indirectly attacked the Modi government at the Centre and tweeted, “For the last five years, the country went through a Super Emergency.” Her tweet came on the anniversary of the Emergency declared in 1975. Mamata Banerjee wrote to the Centre saying it should not go about "hurriedly" on a "sensitive and serious …

India's soul was crushed to stay in power: PM Modi reminds Congress of Emergency
5 years, 9 months ago

India's soul was crushed to stay in power: PM Modi reminds Congress of Emergency

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evoked the memories of the Emergency in the Lok Sabha. PM Modi's first address to Parliament after being voted to power came on the 44th anniversary of the Emergency declared by then prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1975. PM Modi said that while remembering the Congress's achievements, Chowdhury had missed out on mentioning the …

Revisiting the Emergency
5 years, 11 months ago

Revisiting the Emergency

The Hindu  

The BJP election theme slogans phir ek baar Modi sarkar and Modi hai to mumkin hai have echoes of “Indira is India” — the slogan raised by acolytes of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in the 1970s. It is commonly assumed that the Emergency was “a momentary distortion in India’s proud record of democracy,” to quote historian Gyan Prakash from …

The last day of Indira Gandhi
6 years, 4 months ago

The last day of Indira Gandhi

India Today  

Iron Lady of India, Indira Gandhi died on October 31 in 1984. Indira Gandhi had a busy day planned She had to shoot for English documentary maker Peter Alexander Ustinov, who was with her the previous day in Bhubaneswar. Peter Ustinov was waiting for Indira Gandhi at the Prime Minister’s Office, then located at 1 Akbar Road adjacent to her …

Reflections: Why our netas don't need another Emergency
6 years, 8 months ago

Reflections: Why our netas don't need another Emergency

Deccan Chronicle  

Before me as I write is a yellowing single-page special edition of The Statesman published on June 26, 1975. How many deaths in Jammu and Kashmir or the so-called “Red Corridor” fall foul of the clause’s main provision that “no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law”? My friend, the …

1975 Emergency Anniversary: Never Concede Dictatorial Power To Any One Person, Says Fali S Nariman
6 years, 8 months ago

1975 Emergency Anniversary: Never Concede Dictatorial Power To Any One Person, Says Fali S Nariman

Live Law  

Indians should always remember June 26 and ponder ‘what did we do about it’, said NarimanRecalling the dark days of 1975 Emergency, Senior Advocate and constitutional jurist Fali S Nariman on Tuesday said that while the world today knows about what Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister, did and how the judiciary had failed to its duty, the most important …

1975 Emergency Anniversary: Never Concede Dictatorial Power To Any One Person, Says Fali S Nariman
6 years, 8 months ago

1975 Emergency Anniversary: Never Concede Dictatorial Power To Any One Person, Says Fali S Nariman

Live Law  

Indians should always remember June 26 and ponder ‘what did we do about it’, said NarimanRecalling the dark days of 1975 Emergency, Senior Advocate and constitutional jurist Fali S Nariman on Tuesday said that while the world today knows about what Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister, did and how the judiciary had failed to its duty, the most important …

Why Indira's Emergency won't be an issue in 2019
6 years, 8 months ago

Why Indira's Emergency won't be an issue in 2019

Deccan Chronicle  

The Emergency of June 25, 1975-January 18, 1977 under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi serves the BJP as a useful stick to beat the Congress with, and BJP leaders rightly utilise the opportunity to indulge in the ritual. This year, Union minister Arun Jaitley has written a detailed blog about it, where he drew a parallel between Germany’s Nazi leader Adolf …

PM Modi describes 1975 Emergency as 'dark period', Congress hits back by equating him with 'Aurangzeb'
6 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi describes 1975 Emergency as 'dark period', Congress hits back by equating him with 'Aurangzeb'

India TV News  

An all-out war of words broke out between the BJP and Congress on the 43rd anniversary of the 1975 Emergency on Tuesday. In an apparent bid to deflate the Opposition's charge that his government was imposing an "undeclared Emergency" in the country, Modi said there was no difference in the "psyche" of the Congress during Emergency and now. The Congress …

PM Modi attacks Congress for imposing Emergency, says party subverted all democratic institutions in 'lust for power'
6 years, 9 months ago

PM Modi attacks Congress for imposing Emergency, says party subverted all democratic institutions in 'lust for power'

India TV News  

Describing the 21-month-long Emergency as a 'dark period' that the nation could never forget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for making the democracy stronger by 'writing, debating, deliberating, and questioning' its vital aspects. "So, now they tried to scare the highest echelons of the judiciary by bringing in an impeachment motion during Emergency, judges were abruptly transferred and …

43rd anniversary of Emergency: Congress shares 40-year-old Indira Gandhi's photo, claims she apologised in 1978
6 years, 9 months ago

43rd anniversary of Emergency: Congress shares 40-year-old Indira Gandhi's photo, claims she apologised in 1978

ABP News  

It takes a great leader courage and humility to acknowledge one's mistakes and learn from them. pic.twitter.com/agkcYOBFci — Congress June 25, 2018 New Delhi: Congress party on Monday shared a 40-year-old photograph of the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi its Twitter handle on the account of the 43rd anniversary of the Emergency that was imposed in 1975. The party shared …

BJP calls the 1975 Emergency a ‘black period’, will figure in textbooks says the HRD minister
6 years, 9 months ago

BJP calls the 1975 Emergency a ‘black period’, will figure in textbooks says the HRD minister

Op India  

The HRD minister, Prakash Javadekar, speaking at a Delhi BJP function today, termed the 1975 Emergency period as a ‘black period’ and an assault on democracy of the country. Javadekar also spoke of facilitating the party men who were jailed during the Emergency announced on June 25, 1975, by the Indira Gandhi-led Congress regime. Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also …

43 years since Emergency: BJP to observe 'black day' to mark 'darkest period of Independent India'
6 years, 9 months ago

43 years since Emergency: BJP to observe 'black day' to mark 'darkest period of Independent India'

Firstpost  

To mark the 43rd anniversary of the Emergency imposed by erstwhile prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, the Bharatiya Janata Party will observe a ‘black day’ on Tuesday. To mark the 43rd anniversary of the Emergency imposed by former prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, the Bharatiya Janata Party will observe a “black day” on Tuesday. — Narendra Modi June …

India remembers Emergency as dark period during which every institution was subverted: Modi
6 years, 9 months ago

India remembers Emergency as dark period during which every institution was subverted: Modi

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, recalled the Emergency period and said that the country remembers it as a dark period during which every institution was subverted and an atmosphere of fear was created. Meanwhile, recalling the period of the Emergency, Union Minister Arun Jaitley, on Monday, published the second part of his three-part series titled 'The Emergency Revisited'. “Having …

BJP leaders call Emergency 'darkest period of Indian democracy'; Congress says current leadership 'never supported it'
6 years, 9 months ago

BJP leaders call Emergency 'darkest period of Indian democracy'; Congress says current leadership 'never supported it'

Firstpost  

While BJP leaders such as Arun Jaitley, Amit Shah and other called Emergency the “darkest period of Indian democracy”, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the present leadership never supported it. While BJP leaders such as Arun Jaitley, Amit Shah and other called it the “darkest period of Indian democracy”, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the present leadership never …

India calls for restoration of democracy in Maldives, hopes for end of emergency today
7 years, 1 month ago

India calls for restoration of democracy in Maldives, hopes for end of emergency today

India TV News  

India on Tuesday expressed hope that the state of emergency in the crisis-stricken Maldives will not be extended. Maldives President Abdulla Yameen earlier on Monday requested the Parliament to extend the emergency, which was first declared on February 5 for 15 days. Jayasuriya wrote, "We therefore, urge you, Excellency, as the Speaker of the People's Majlis to prevail upon the …

Venkaiah Naidu wants Emergency to be part of school syllabus, calls it 'darkest chapter'
7 years, 9 months ago

Venkaiah Naidu wants Emergency to be part of school syllabus, calls it 'darkest chapter'

Firstpost  

Terming ‘Emergency’ as the “darkest chapter” in India’s democratic history, Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday stressed the need for dedicating a chapter on it in the school curriculum. Hyderabad: Terming ‘Emergency’ as the “darkest chapter” in India’s democratic history, Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday stressed the need for dedicating a chapter on it in the school …

42 years ago - The Emergency
7 years, 9 months ago

42 years ago - The Emergency

ABP News  

It has become customary for the critics of any Government in India to casually use an expression “Undeclared Emergency”. The real reason was that Mrs Indira Gandhi had been unseated in an election petition by the Allahabad High Court and the Supreme Court had granted only a conditional stay of the High Court order. The pliable Supreme Court upheld the …

Arun Jaitley lambasts Congress' undeclared emergency comment, tells party to retrospect
7 years, 9 months ago

Arun Jaitley lambasts Congress' undeclared emergency comment, tells party to retrospect

Firstpost  

On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged the 42nd anniversary of the 1975 Emergency during his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat. Following this comment, Congress said that Modi “should remember the country is facing an ‘undeclared emergency’ under the BJP rule.” The Congress’ comments didn’t go well with the BJP. Read the edited full text below: It has become …

Emergency by other means
7 years, 9 months ago

Emergency by other means

Deccan Chronicle  

It is not just a coincidence that we remember this today. This day, 42 years back, India woke up to the fact that all constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights can become unenforceable by invoking the very same Constitution. To quote Nikos Poulantzas, the eminent political scientist, there is “a lasting revolution towards ‘authoritarian statism’, which would conserve the formal institutions of …

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