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 University in the US and India's former chief economic advisor, Gandhi said he is all for internal democracy in the Congress, which fought for India's independence, gave the country its Constitution and stood for equality. Asked about Indira Gandhi announcing elections at the end of the Emergency and Pranab Mukherjee telling Basu later that she did so as she thought she might lose and wanted to put that to test, the former Congress chief said there is a fundamental difference between what happened during the Emergency, which "was wrong", and what is happening in the country now. Asked about how he felt about the death of his father, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, in May 1991, he said "it made me understand violence".

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‘Emergency’ review: Kangana Ranaut’s film is at war with itself
2 months ago

‘Emergency’ review: Kangana Ranaut’s film is at war with itself

Live Mint  

There were only two things I asked of Emergency. The second was for Sam Manekshaw to call Indira Gandhi ‘sweetie’, like Vicky Kaushal does in Sam Bahadur. There’s been so much right-leaning, opposition-baiting and establishment-praising Hindi cinema in the last few years that you could create a shadow version of Emergency by editing together scenes from a dozen different historical …

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, 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 …

Atal Bihari Vajpayee would have also imposed Emergency: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut
8 months, 1 week 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, 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 …

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
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 …

‘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
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

When Indira Gandhi insisted on being handcuffed during her arrest in 1977
10 months, 2 weeks ago

When Indira Gandhi insisted on being handcuffed during her arrest in 1977

India TV News  

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her imposition of Emergency from 1975-1977 have always been extensively talked about in political circles. The Janata Party government, which came to power after the Emergency, arrested the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi under the Anti-Corruption Act. According to the news published in Amar Ujala on 4 October 1977, Indira not only asked to …

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 …

Rahul Gandhi, Indian opposition leader, reinstated as lawmaker days after top court's order
1 year, 7 months ago

Rahul Gandhi, Indian opposition leader, reinstated as lawmaker days after top court's order

The Independent  

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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 …

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 …

Right Word | Congress’ VP candidate justifies Emergency, says ‘kept mum and fell in line’
2 years, 8 months ago

Right Word | Congress’ VP candidate justifies Emergency, says ‘kept mum and fell in line’

Firstpost  

Margaret Alva justifies Emergency in her autobiography. Incidentally she has also made some scathing observations regarding the party’s functioning, especially during the reign of Sonia Gandhi Margaret Alva, the Congress candidate for one of the most important constitutional posts in our democratic set up, i.e., vice-president of India, supported the biggest attack on Indian democracy’s body and soul that happened …

On This Day in 1975: A State of Emergency was Declared in India
2 years, 8 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, 8 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 …

Indira Gandhi Parallel, 'Satyagrahi' Rahul: How Coffee Helped Congress Wake Up & Smell Hope in ED Probe
2 years, 9 months ago

Indira Gandhi Parallel, 'Satyagrahi' Rahul: How Coffee Helped Congress Wake Up & Smell Hope in ED Probe

News 18  

It all began over a cup of coffee shared among close aides of Rahul Gandhi and political strategists, including Sunil Kanugolu, who has also joined the Congress as one of the members of the 2024 task force. It’s a false, old case and we hope to use this to give Rahul Gandhi and the party an image makeover.” The inspiration …

Rahul Gandhi ED appearance: 'BJP has imposed undeclared emergency in Delhi', says Surjewala
2 years, 9 months ago

Rahul Gandhi ED appearance: 'BJP has imposed undeclared emergency in Delhi', says Surjewala

India TV News  

Highlights Rahul Gandhi appeared before the Enforcement Directorate today. Rahul Gandhi ED appearance: Congress General Secretary Randeep Surjewala on Monday slammed the Bhartiya Janata Party -led Central government for imposing an "undeclared emergency" in Delhi. The party had earlier announced that it has planned a march from party headquarters to the Enforcement Directorate office and will hold 'satyagrahas' outside the …

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, …

Rahul Gandhi claims Congress has never tried to capture India's institutional framework
4 years ago

Rahul Gandhi claims Congress has never tried to capture India's institutional framework

Op India  

Recently, Rahul Gandhi made headlines in the media when he admitted that imposing the Emergency in 1975 was the wrong thing to do. He insisted that “Congress at no point tried to capture India’s institutional framework.” Accordingly, I have put together a brief 3 point toolkit to preserving India’s institutional framework, taking inspiration from the formidable Indira Gandhi and her …

Is G-23 trouble for Rahul Gandhi the same what Indira Gandhi faced in 1969?
4 years ago

Is G-23 trouble for Rahul Gandhi the same what Indira Gandhi faced in 1969?

India Today  

It is an open secret in the Congress that Rahul Gandhi is facing a challenge from a bunch of dissenting veterans of the party. Ironically, Rahul Gandhi faces a similar situation that Indira Gandhi faced in the late 1960s. Just as Rahul Gandhi finds himself on the other side of the old guard of G-23, Indira Gandhi had irked the …

Rahul Gandhi will take years to understand RSS: BJP
4 years ago

Rahul Gandhi will take years to understand RSS: BJP

India TV News  

A day after Rahul Gandhi accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh of 'systematically penetrating all institutions', the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday hit back at the Congress leader. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that RSS is like a large school and Rahul Gandhi will need time to understand what the organisation stands for. Rahul …

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: …

Congress's long history of rebellion: From JP to Sachin Pilot
4 years, 8 months ago

Congress's long history of rebellion: From JP to Sachin Pilot

India Today  

Rebellion is not a new experience for the Congress as a party. As Indira Gandhi laid claim to the Congress legacy, another stalwart and a minister in Nehru cabinet Jagjivan Ram the late father of Congress leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar rebelled to form his own outfit, the Congress. When the Janata Party defeated Indira Gandhi’s Congress …

Emergency In India, Fake And Real
4 years, 8 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, 8 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, 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: …

45 Years Of Emergency: A Lookback At Indira Gandhi's Flirtation With Dictatorship
4 years, 8 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, 8 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 …

NCP leader Jitendra Ahwad said Indira Gandhi strangulated democracy
5 years, 1 month ago

NCP leader Jitendra Ahwad said Indira Gandhi strangulated democracy

Op India  

NCP leader and Maharashtra minister in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Jitendra Ahwad has stated that Indira Gandhi had ‘strangulated’ democracy. Ahwad stated, “Indira Gandhi had also strangulated democracy, nobody was ready to speak against her. — Ashok Chavan January 29, 2020 “Indira Gandhi is known all over the world for her dedication and duty, she had laid down her …

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, 8 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 …

'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 …

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 …

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 …

44th anniversary of Emergency: PM Modi hails India's democratic ethos, salutes those who resisted Emergency
5 years, 8 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 …

India's soul was crushed to stay in power: PM Modi reminds Congress of Emergency
5 years, 8 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 …

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