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 his recently-published book, Emergency Chronicles. But the constitution drafters working amid the turmoil of Partition had successfully argued that the fledgling state’s executive needed extraordinary powers without judicial interference to deal with exceptional circumstances.” The roots of the Emergency, Mr. Prakash argues, can be traced to these “extraordinary powers”. He locates the origins of the Emergency especially in the decision of the Constituent Assembly, despite vigorous opposition, to replace the phrase “due process” with “procedure established by law” in Article 21 of the Constitution, which in its final form read: “No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.” This left it to the whims of lawmakers to decide the procedure to be followed.

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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 …

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

‘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 …

'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 …

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 …

Review: India’s Undeclared Emergency by Arvind Narrain
2 years, 5 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 …

Arvind Narrain: Countering the totalitarian state
3 years ago

Arvind Narrain: Countering the totalitarian state

The Hindu  

Arvind N arrain, a Bengaluru-based lawyer and writer, is the author of India’s Undeclared Emergency: Constitutionalism and the Politics of Resistance. In his latest book, Narrain argues that India is in the midst of an ‘undeclared Emergency’, which has incrementally been implemented since Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister in 2014. Excerpts: In your book you make the forceful point …

'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 …

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: …

[Book Launch] The Law Of Emergency Powers: Comparative Common Law Perspectives By Dr. Abhishek Singhvi And Prof. Khagesh Gautam
4 years, 2 months ago

[Book Launch] The Law Of Emergency Powers: Comparative Common Law Perspectives By Dr. Abhishek Singhvi And Prof. Khagesh Gautam

Live Law  

Justice, N.V. Ramanna, Supreme Court of India along with three judges of the Supreme Court of India: Justice Surya Kant, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice D. Y. Chandrachud will release the book titled "The Law of Emergency Powers: Comparative Common Law Perspectives "authored by Dr. Abhishek Singhvi and Prof. Khagesh Gautam on 23 January, 2021. The historical analysis of …

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 …

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 …

Emergency, scrutinised through the female gaze
5 years, 6 months ago

Emergency, scrutinised through the female gaze

Deccan Chronicle  

This novel is both a sort of blast from the past as well as an insight into the past. It showcases Daruwalla’s descriptive strength and forte to evoke that he manages so seamlessly to take us to metaphorical and forgotten places. You feel the little mentions of Mama intrude; they do not add anything substantive because the basis of the …

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 …

Guess who supported the Emergency? The Communists, of course
5 years, 9 months ago

Guess who supported the Emergency? The Communists, of course

Op India  

Every anniversary of Emergency in India and worn-out clichés on muzzling media, despotic Indira, state repression and the complicity of judiciary begin to do rounds. Anand quotes from an article, “The Empress Reigns Supreme”, published in August 1976 in The Guardian: “…Pro-CPI journals in India are being given some latitude by the censors because the party is in favour of …

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 …

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 …

1975 Emergency Anniversary: Never Concede Dictatorial Power To Any One Person, Says Fali S Nariman
6 years, 9 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, 9 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 …

'Emergency' to figure in school textbooks: Javadekar
6 years, 9 months ago

'Emergency' to figure in school textbooks: Javadekar

ABP News  

Jaipur: Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that students shall study an "Emergency chapter" as it will be a part of their school textbooks soon. Talking to the media, Javadekar said the government will include the "whole story" of Emergency in school curricula for students to understand the reality of the time. He said that 1975-77 …

Emergency apologists must read the letter written by George Fernandes’ mother to the President
6 years, 9 months ago

Emergency apologists must read the letter written by George Fernandes’ mother to the President

Op India  

As India observes the 43rd anniversary of Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi, we have many interpretations of the dark period for India’s democracy and freedom. The letter written by Mrs Alice Fernandes, a trade union leader and mother of George Fernandes to the President reveals the brutal police state that was established under Mrs Indira Gandhi. The letter, as quoted …

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 …

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 …

Textbooks should include chapter on Emergency to highlight atrocities: Naqvi
6 years, 9 months ago

Textbooks should include chapter on Emergency to highlight atrocities: Naqvi

India TV News  

Textbooks should include chapter on Emergency to highlight atrocities: Naqvi On a day that marks 43 years since the Emergency was imposed, Naqvi said it was the "biggest blot on Indian democracy" with hundreds of people "killed and oppressed in jail". Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said that a chapter on 1975 Emergency should be included in textbooks …

Emergency turned democracy into constitutional dictatorship: Arun Jaitley
6 years, 9 months ago

Emergency turned democracy into constitutional dictatorship: Arun Jaitley

India TV News  

Emergency turned democracy into constitutional dictatorship: Arun Jaitley Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency on June 25, 1975 on account of international disturbances, suspending key fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution to every citizen. Recalling how more than four decades ago the government led by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed 'phoney' Emergency, Union Minister Arun Jaitley said that the constitutional provisions were …

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 …

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 …

Emergency gave democratic credentials to RSS, Modi: Jairam Ramesh
9 years, 5 months ago

Emergency gave democratic credentials to RSS, Modi: Jairam Ramesh

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: Emergency “disastrously” gave “democratic credentials” to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh by bringing it into the mainstream of Indian politics, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has said, terming its imposition as a “wrong” move by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Ramesh said his personal view is that Emergency brought disrepute to the Congress for having “killed” Parliamentary democracy and …

Emergency biggest blow to democracy: Modi
9 years, 5 months ago

Emergency biggest blow to democracy: Modi

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Emergency imposed in 1975 was the "biggest blow" to Indian democracy but it also led to the birth of a new political generation in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, as he paid tributes to Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary. The prime minister also paid tribute to Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader and …

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 …

Signs of Emergency?
9 years, 9 months ago

Signs of Emergency?

Deccan Chronicle  

Can we have another Emergency? Luckily for us, Indira Gandhi was only a half-hearted dictator, and the Emergency lasted only 21 months, thus saving the country from the random cruelty and massive corruption that most dictatorships descend to. Luckily for us too, the Janata Party led by Morarji Desai, which won the general election after the Emergency, dismantled the constitutional …

Supporting Emergency was a mistake: CPI leaders
9 years, 9 months ago

Supporting Emergency was a mistake: CPI leaders

The Hindu  

Forty years after it had supported the > Emergency, the Communist Party of India leadership has said it was a political mistake. While >CPI general secretary S. Sudhakar Reddy said the party had failed to understand political reality by supporting the Emergency, veteran party leader Gurudas Dasgupta said it was “a great political mistake.” “We committed a mistake. “Even during …

Emergency in pictures: When democracy came to a standstill
9 years, 9 months ago

Emergency in pictures: When democracy came to a standstill

The Hindu  

George Fernandes being arrested during the Emergency. Among those arrested during this phase were former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Kamaraj and BJP leader L.K. — Photo: The Hindu Archives On March 6, 1975, Jayaprakash Narayan led the famous "March To Parliament" and submitted a People's Charter advocating reforms in the economy. — Photo: The Hindu Archives Some of the …

BJP uses Emergency to target Congress
9 years, 9 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 …

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 …

Govt has imposed undeclared emergency in country: Congress - IndiaTV news
9 years, 9 months ago

Govt has imposed undeclared emergency in country: Congress - IndiaTV news

India TV News  

New Delhi: Congress today accused the government of imposing an "undeclared emergency" in the country after Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed Emergency as one of the "darkest period" in India's history on its 40th anniversary. Congress spokesperson Shobha Oza's attack on the Modi government also comes in the backdrop of a series of statements by NDA ministers on Emergency imposed …

Emergency in the newsroom
9 years, 9 months ago

Emergency in the newsroom

Deccan Chronicle  

Nothing energises a news room as much as a cataclysmic event. The political atmosphere had been thick with rumours of various kinds as events were moving towards a climax after Justice Jagmohan Sinha of the Allahabad high court delivered his judgment on June 12, 1975, holding Indira Gandhi guilty of a technical electoral offence barring her from voting in the …

Remembering the Emergency: Vibrant democracy key to progress, says Modi
9 years, 9 months ago

Remembering the Emergency: Vibrant democracy key to progress, says Modi

The Hindu  

On the 40th anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said a vibrant liberal democracy was the key to progress and that everything should be done to strengthen democratic ideals and ethos. — Narendra Modi >June 25, 2015 The Prime Minister recalled that many had resisted the Emergency declared by the then Prime Minister …

40 Years Of Emergency | India TV News
9 years, 9 months ago

40 Years Of Emergency | India TV News

India TV News  

On 25th June 1975, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed an Emergency in the country. Fundamental Rights stood suspended, censorship was imposed on media and prominent political leaders were arrested. The first edition of the Indian Express after imposition of Emergency consisted of a blank page instead of editorial. The general guidelines for press during Emergency were: Press is advised to …

PM Modi recounts the emergency as one of India's darkest periods-IndiaTV News
9 years, 9 months ago

PM Modi recounts the emergency as one of India's darkest periods-IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: On the 40th anniversary of emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today recounted the time with a series of tweets and said that it was “one of India's darkest periods.” In his first tweet in early morning today, PM Modi said, “We mark 40 years of one of India's darkest periods- the Emergency, when the then political leadership trampled …

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