'Can't forget dark days': Addressing Lok Sabha on 44th anniversary of Emergency, PM takes Congress to task
5 years, 8 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 his reply to the motion of thanks on the president’s address in the Lok Sabha, he made it clear that while the Opposition is still in “election mode,” he would not follow the suit and instead preferred laying down a road map for a ‘New India.’ The reference to “election mode” made by Modi was in the context of certain ‘unparliamentary’ remarks by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, leader of Congress party in the Lok Sabha on Monday, while speaking during the debate in the House on the motion of thanks on the president’s address. It was not an ordinary coincidence that today, when Modi stood up to speak as the newly elected prime minister in the newly constituted Lok Sabha, it was on the anniversary of the day considered the “darkest hour of democracy” unleashed on India’s body politic in 1975 by former prime minister Indira Gandhi. In February, speaking in the Lok Sabha, Modi said that the party that imposed Emergency, curbed people rights, bullied the judiciary and insulted the army is accusing him of destroying institutions. Last year, addressing an event in Mumbai on 26 June, Modi said the BJP is observing a ‘black day’ to mark the 43rd anniversary of 1975 Emergency imposed by then prime minister Indira Gandhi to not just criticise the Congress, but also to make the youth aware of what happened.

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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 …

Bloodthirsty Congress attacked, altered Constitution 75 times: PM's top 5 quotes
3 months, 1 week ago

Bloodthirsty Congress attacked, altered Constitution 75 times: PM's top 5 quotes

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Congress and said that while the framers of the Constitution celebrated the strength of India's unity in diversity, some people chose a different path. "Instead of embracing the Constitution, they sowed seeds of discord and negativity," the Prime Minister said in Lok Sabha while replying to the Constitution …

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 …

'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, 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 …

Remembrance Day for Indira Gandhi’s Emergency Horrors
8 months, 1 week 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 …

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 …

‘Emergency reference a travesty of Parliamentary traditions’: Congress to Birla
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Emergency biggest, darkest chapter of direct attack on Constitution: President Murmu
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Birla’s reference to Emergency sparks face-off with Opposition in Lok Sabha
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Birla’s reference to Emergency sparks face-off with Opposition in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday condemned the imposition of Emergency in 1975 and described it as a “dark day in the history” of the country, setting off a political firestorm during the first session of the House as Congress members shouted slogans and termed the remarks “unfortunate”. Birla, who was re-elected as speaker earlier in the day, also …

‘Shows how democracy was strangled,’: PM Modi ‘glad’ on LS Speaker Om Birla decision condemning Emergency
8 months, 3 weeks 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
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Chidambaram hits out at PM Modi over remark on 1975 Emergency
8 months, 3 weeks 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
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Kapil Sibal Writes : We Are Witnessing Undeclared Emergency & Courts Are Silent
1 year, 3 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, …

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 …

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, 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, 8 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, 8 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: …

45 Years of Emergency: 45 facts to look back at independent India's darkest hour
4 years, 8 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 …

When and what happened: Timeline of Emergency, the darkest phase of democracy in India
5 years, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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 …

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 …

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 …

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, 8 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, 8 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 …

India remembers Emergency as dark period during which every institution was subverted: Modi
6 years, 8 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 to observe 'Black Day' on Tuesday to mark 43rd anniversary of 1975 Emergency
6 years, 8 months ago

BJP to observe 'Black Day' on Tuesday to mark 43rd anniversary of 1975 Emergency

India TV News  

The Bhartiya Janata Party will observe 'BlacK Day' on Tuesday all across the country to mark the 43rd anniversary of the Emergency which was imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Earlier in the day, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the second part of his three part-series titled 'The Emergency Revisited' and recalled the 'tyranny' faced by the …

44th anniversary: When Indira Gandhi declared Emergency after these setbacks
6 years, 8 months ago

44th anniversary: When Indira Gandhi declared Emergency after these setbacks

India Today  

Little after midnight on June 26, 1975, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi made this announcement on All India Radio: "The President has declared a state of Emergency. Former Prime Minister Morarji Desai saw an opportunity in the students' agitation of Gujarat to target Indira Gandhi, the then prime minister in 1973. Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha of Allahabad High Court …

Arun Jaitley lambasts Congress' undeclared emergency comment, tells party to retrospect
7 years, 8 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 …

The Emergency - What Happened 40 Odd Years Ago And Why Is That Important Today
7 years, 8 months ago

The Emergency - What Happened 40 Odd Years Ago And Why Is That Important Today

Live Law  

In 1975, Justice Jagmohan Sinha of the Allahabad High Court delivered a judgment that would alter the course of Indian democracy forever. The judgment was in the case of Raj Narain v Indira Gandhi, in which the sitting Prime Minister of India, Shrimati Gandhi was held guilty of electoral practices in her 1971 general election victory and was disqualified to …

NDTV India ban: Modi govt shows Emergency is just one of many ways to curb dissent
8 years, 4 months ago

NDTV India ban: Modi govt shows Emergency is just one of many ways to curb dissent

Firstpost  

Perhaps the words are meant to be reassuring. Time and again, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cautioned stakeholders in the Indian Republic to maintain a strict vigil against a possible re-enactment of the dark days of Emergency, ushered in by then Congress Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. “Aaj nishpaksh bhaav se us ki mimansa har peedhi me hoti rahni chahiye, taki …

Narendra Modi says remember ‘emergency’ to fortify democratic framework
9 years, 5 months ago

Narendra Modi says remember ‘emergency’ to fortify democratic framework

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday termed the Emergency, imposed in 1975, as the biggest blow to democracy and said its memories should be kept alive to draw lessons to further fortify the democratic framework and values in the country. I am grateful to those who struggled and fought against it.. “Emergency should be remembered not to brood …

BJP uses Emergency to target Congress
9 years, 8 months ago

BJP uses Emergency to target Congress

The Hindu  

Under attack for alleged misdemeanour of some of its top leaders, the BJP on Thursday maximised the 40th anniversary of the Emergency, imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, to target the Congress. Not only did Prime Minister Narendra Modi send out an early tweet on Emergency but also dwelt at length on the subject during an …

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