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 democracy had prevailed over authoritarianism. The declaration of Emergency on June 25, 1975 and the incidents that followed, mark as one of the darkest chapters in India’s history. — Rajnath Singh June 25, 2019 “The declaration of Emergency on 25 June, 1975 and the incidents that followed, mark as one of the darkest chapters in India’s history.

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Kangana Ranaut's Emergency show disrupted in London by 'Khalistani terrorists', says UK MP, raises issue in Parliament
2 months ago

Kangana Ranaut's Emergency show disrupted in London by 'Khalistani terrorists', says UK MP, raises issue in Parliament

Hindustan Times  

A British Member of Parliament has alleged that "masked Khalistani terrorists" threatened his constituents in north-west London after they burst into a screening of Kangana Ranaut's film Emergency there. Emergency issue reaches British Parliament Bob Blackman, an Opposition MP, told the House of Commons that similar disruption of the screenings of the "very controversial" film took place in Wolverhampton, Birmingham, …

Odisha Announces Rs 20,000 Monthly Pension For Those Jailed During Emergency
2 months, 1 week ago

Odisha Announces Rs 20,000 Monthly Pension For Those Jailed During Emergency

ABP News  

The Odisha government on Monday announced a monthly pension of Rs 20,000 and other benefits for people jailed during Emergency nearly half a century ago. Hundreds of people were imprisoned in various jails across the country for opposing the Emergency period which lasted from June 25, 1975, to March 21, 1977, when Indira Gandhi was the prime minister. On January …

Odisha to give Rs 20,000 pension to those jailed during 1975 Emergency
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha to give Rs 20,000 pension to those jailed during 1975 Emergency

India Today  

The Odisha government on Monday announced a monthly pension of Rs 20,000 and other benefits for people jailed during Emergency nearly half a century ago. Hundreds of people were imprisoned in various jails across the country for opposing the Emergency period which lasted from June 25, 1975, to March 21, 1977, when Indira Gandhi was the prime minister. On January …

‘Nehru amended Constitution, attacked Freedom of Expression’: PM Modi in Lok Sabha
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3 months, 1 week ago

‘Nehru amended Constitution, attacked Freedom of Expression’: PM Modi in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit out at Pandit Jawaharalal Nehru, accusing India's first PM of "changing constitution' Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in Lok Sabha on the Constitution debate during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Saturday. There were no elections in states as well,” the prime minister said in the Lok Sabha during …

PM Modi's big attack on Cong over Emergency: ‘Constitution was torn apart, India turned into jail’
3 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi's big attack on Cong over Emergency: ‘Constitution was torn apart, India turned into jail’

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday criticised the Congress over the imposition of Emergency in 1975. "The Constitution was torn apart when it was completing 25 years; the Emergency was imposed, all constitutional rights were snatched and the country was turned into a jail,” Modi said in the Lok Sabha while replying to a two-day debate on the 75 years …

Congress will never be able to erase taint of Emergency: PM Modi's big attack
3 months, 1 week ago

Congress will never be able to erase taint of Emergency: PM Modi's big attack

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked the Emergency period to attack the Congress and the Gandhi family, saying the party strangled democracy by turning the country into a "jailhouse". PM MODI ATTACKS NEHRU, INDIRA GANDHI In a veiled dig at the Gandhis, PM Modi said "one family" assaulted the Constitution. PM MODI'S BIG 'UNITED INDIA' PITCH IN PARLIAMENT Continuing with his …

SC on Preamble: Cannot say Emergency period all nullity
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4 months ago

SC on Preamble: Cannot say Emergency period all nullity

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday observed the 1976 amendment to the Constitution adding terms “socialist”, “secular” and “integrity” to the Preamble underwent judicial reviews and it cannot say whatever Parliament did during the emergency period was all nullity. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas filed …

'Indira Gandhi accepted that Emergency was mistake, BJP must forget past': P Chidambaram
8 months, 1 week ago

'Indira Gandhi accepted that Emergency was mistake, BJP must forget past': P Chidambaram

India TV News  

'Indira Gandhi accepted that Emergency was mistake, BJP must forget past': P Chidambaram Chidambaram asked what's the point of debating over the rights and wrongs of the emergency 50 years later, while stressing that lessons have been learned from the past. Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament P Chidambaram highlighted that the emergency was a mistake and …

BJP raking up Emergency issue to cover up its failures: Congress
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Atal Bihari Vajpayee would have also imposed Emergency: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Atal Bihari Vajpayee would have also imposed Emergency: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Defending the Emergency imposed by the Congress party in 1975, Shiv Sena leader and MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday said that if Atal Bihari Vajpayee had been the PM in a similar situation, then he would have also imposed the Emergency, adding that Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh openly supported the Emergency. The Government of …

Remembrance Day for Indira Gandhi’s Emergency Horrors
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Remembrance Day for Indira Gandhi’s Emergency Horrors

News 18  

On Friday, 12 July, the Government of India issued a Gazette notification declaring 25 June as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Divas’, a loose translation of which would be ‘Murder of Constitution Day’. A year short of the 50th anniversary of the imposition of ‘Emergency’ shortly before midnight on 25 June 1975, by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the theft of constitutionalism under …

Centre Declares June 25 as Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre Declares June 25 as Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas

Deccan Chronicle  

The Central Government on Friday declared June 25 as "Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas" in view of the emergency period imposed by Indira Gandhi. On June 25, 1975, Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed an emergency resulting in suspension of civil rights for nearly 2 years. "A proclamation of Emergency was made on 25th June, 1975, following which there was gross abuse …

Modi govt decides to observe June 25 Emergency Day as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi govt decides to observe June 25 Emergency Day as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'

India TV News  

The Modi government of India has decided to observe the 25th of June every year as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas.' Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose government today declared June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' said, "To observe 25th June as Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas will serve as a reminder of what happens when the Constitution of India was trampled over. In his …

‘PM Modi preaches consensus, values confrontation’, says Sonia Gandhi
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘PM Modi preaches consensus, values confrontation’, says Sonia Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi hit out at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government over issues ranging from NEET-UG paper leak or Manipur ethnic violence, saying that the latter "valued confrontation" even though he preaches the "value of consensus". Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi In an editorial in The Hindu, also shared by …

President's focus on Emergency, NEET kicks off row in Parliament
8 months, 3 weeks ago

President's focus on Emergency, NEET kicks off row in Parliament

Hindustan Times  

President Droupadi Murmu’s address to both houses of Parliament on Thursday drew a sharp response from the Opposition for two mentions — irregularities in the conduct of examinations and the Emergency — and a non-mention, the violence in Manipur. The President dubbed the Emergency — imposed 50 years ago in 1975 by the then Congress government under Indira Gandhi — …

Why Emergency is being raised now in Parliament
9 months 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 …

‘Emergency reference a travesty of Parliamentary traditions’: Congress to Birla
9 months ago

‘Emergency reference a travesty of Parliamentary traditions’: Congress to Birla

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Congress party on Thursday lodged a formal objection with the Lok Sabha Speaker over the latter’s reference to the Emergency on Wednesday, calling it a “travesty of Parliamentary traditions”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla On Wednesday, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla started his second stint in the top office pitching for a …

Congress MP KC Venugopal writes to LS speaker Om Birla, calls emergency remarks "shocking"
9 months ago

Congress MP KC Venugopal writes to LS speaker Om Birla, calls emergency remarks "shocking"

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress MP KC Venugopal on Thursday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over his statement in Parliament regarding the emergency imposed in June 1975. Yesterday that is 26 June 2024, at the time of offering felicitations on your election as Speaker Lok Sabha, there was a general camaraderie in the House as such occasions generate," …

Emergency biggest, darkest chapter of direct attack on Constitution: President Murmu
9 months ago

Emergency biggest, darkest chapter of direct attack on Constitution: President Murmu

New Indian Express  

President Droupadi Murmu in her address to the 18th Lok Sabha on Thursday echoed the ruling BJP's stand on the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi in 1975. President Murmu further said steps are being taken to usher in development in North East and the government is planning to revoke the controversial AFSPA that gives special powers to army in the …

‘Shows how democracy was strangled,’: PM Modi ‘glad’ on LS Speaker Om Birla decision condemning Emergency
9 months ago

‘Shows how democracy was strangled,’: PM Modi ‘glad’ on LS Speaker Om Birla decision condemning Emergency

Live Mint  

Coming in support of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's resolution condemning the imposition of Emergency, prime minister Narendra Modi said that the event ‘highlighted how the democracy was strangled’ and ‘exemplified what a dictatorship looks like.’ Taking to X, the PM said, “I am glad that the Honourable Speaker strongly condemned the Emergency, highlighted the excesses committed during that time …

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 …

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 …

1975 Emergency: How a Young Modi Took Constitution to People With 'Underground Literature'
9 months ago

1975 Emergency: How a Young Modi Took Constitution to People With 'Underground Literature'

News 18  

As India marks 49 years of the 1975 Emergency on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who called it a “blot on democracy” hit out at the Congress for trying to corner his government with protests holding the Constitution copies in their hands. Not many know how PM Modi played an instrumental role in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s resistance against the …

'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 …

‘Want diligence, not…’: PM Narendra Modi's swipe at Opposition ahead of Lok Sabha session
9 months ago

‘Want diligence, not…’: PM Narendra Modi's swipe at Opposition ahead of Lok Sabha session

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the commencement of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent out a terse message to the Congress-led Opposition that people of the country expect "debate and diligence" from members of the parliament, not “disturbance”. Addressing the media outside the new Parliament building, PM Modi said the masses want substance from MPs, not …

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 …

Kapil Sibal Writes : We Are Witnessing Undeclared Emergency & Courts Are Silent
1 year, 4 months ago

Kapil Sibal Writes : We Are Witnessing Undeclared Emergency & Courts Are Silent

Live Law  

Indira Gandhi declared a National Emergency on June 25, 1975, under Article 356 of the Constitution on grounds of a breakdown of the constitutional machinery. Between June 25, 1975 and March 21, 1977, with the suspension of fundamental rights, several citizens of the country could not protect their liberties under Article 21 and 226 of the Constitution. What we are …

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, …

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 …

Emergency in India: Muzzling free speech, jail & bans | How India sank into darkness 47 years back
2 years, 9 months ago

Emergency in India: Muzzling free speech, jail & bans | How India sank into darkness 47 years back

India TV News  

Highlights This day in 1975, emergency was declared in India for a 21-month period It was officially issued by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352 of the Constitution Several human rights violations were reported in that time Emergency in India: Last year in 2021, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi finally conceded that the Emergency imposed by former prime minister Indira …

Modi regime's agenda of repression
3 years, 9 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: …

India's First Dictatorship : The Emergency 1975-77
4 years, 1 month ago

India's First Dictatorship : The Emergency 1975-77

Live Law  

A recent book titled " India's First Dictatorship : The Emergency 1975-77 " by Christophe Jaffrelot and Pratinav Anil, sets out how the Judiciary Capitulated - Or Resisted - During the Emergency. This article seeks to highlight, a brave judgement delivered by Justice Sesha Iyengar Rangarajan of the Delhi High Court in a writ petition filed on behalf of the …

SC Warns About Sobering Lessons Learnt From Our Not-Too-Distant History Of Emergency Era [Read Judgment]
4 years, 5 months ago

SC Warns About Sobering Lessons Learnt From Our Not-Too-Distant History Of Emergency Era [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, in its judgment quashing Gujarat Government notification extending work hours under Factories Act without overtime pay, has discussed constitutional provisions about 'public emergency' and 'security of the state'.The Court noticed Article 352 of the Constitution, prior to its amendment by the Constitution Act, 1978, which read as follows: If. The Supreme Court, in its judgment quashing Gujarat …

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 …

Why does the Emergency mindset remain in Congress, asks Amit Shah
4 years, 9 months ago

Why does the Emergency mindset remain in Congress, asks Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah came down heavily on the Congress on Thursday, saying the interests of one family prevailed over the party and national interests, and questioned why the ‘Emergency mindset’ still remained in the opposition party. Let new generations draw right lessons from Emergency: Prasad Let the new generations draw the right lessons from Emergency, Union minister and …

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: …

45 Years Of Emergency: A Lookback At Indira Gandhi's Flirtation With Dictatorship
4 years, 9 months ago

45 Years Of Emergency: A Lookback At Indira Gandhi's Flirtation With Dictatorship

ABP News  

On 25 June 1975 night, prime minister Indira Gandhi announced a national emergency in view of ‘threats to national security.’ This was the day when Jai Prakash Narain, Morarji Desai, and other leading lights opposition had held a public rally at Delhi’s Ram Lila grounds asking Indira to step down. Indira reached to President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed at the dead …

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 …

Lessons for freedom from the Emergency
5 years, 7 months ago

Lessons for freedom from the Emergency

Live Mint  

New Delhi: His arrest was inevitable. On 30 June 1975, five days after then prime minister Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency in the country, Rai was arrested in Banaras, where he moved from Bihar the same day. “…Those days, everyone—from a Congress worker to MPs to MLAs—was an informer…the ears for the police,” says Rai, now the chairman of the …

'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 …

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