The government, in India, is elected for 5 years. Elections should have been held in 1976.However, they took place in 1977. The government ruled for 6 years.
(a) Why did this happen?
(b)Did the government function in a democratic manner during this period?
(c)Which freedom was taken away from the people?
(d)State the significance of this freedom for people.
(e)How did the citizens react in the elections held in 1977?
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Answer:
1.It a lot of time so people will be able to elect their representative
2.yes
3.The freedom not to kill any one
4.This freedom is right for people as they elect themselves their leader
5. They were scared about who is their representative
Answer:
For how many years Indian government has been elected?
The Indian government is typically elected for a five-year term. After five years, new elections will be held, and a new administration will implement adjustments.
(a) This happens because it is also known as Emergency era, which the elections were held during, ended on March 21st, 1977, just before the results were made public. The Indian National Congress (INC) suffered a crushing defeat in the election, and Indira Gandhi, the INC's leader and current prime minister, lost her seat in Rae Bareli.
(b) Yes, the government function well in democratic manner during this period.
(c) The necessity to give the people back their "freedom from fear" was emphasized by Prime Minister Morarji Desai. He stated in the Lok Sabha that their attempts to develop the nation would fail unless they were free of fear. Desai said that his administration was committed to restoring democratic customs. In order to eradicate fear, he sought the opposition's assistance. He emphasized to the Congress that his party was not concerned about losing power. That was the exact concern that the last Congress government was afflicted with. And the declaration of Emergency was prompted by this worry. In the previous 20 months, "this country had such fear that we have to live it down," he remarked.
(d) The division of farmers' work for the Freedom Fighters Pension Plan, the programmes for rehabilitating migrants from the former West and East Pakistan, and the relief for Sri Lankan and Tibetan refugees are also examples of these initiatives.
(e)The 1977 election was lost by the Congress party. The Congress party suffered its first defeat in a parliamentary election since India's independence at the hands of the Janata Party, which won the 1977 elections. The excesses the Congress Party engaged in during the 19-month state of emergency preceding the 1977 elections can be blamed for the party's defeat. Morarji Desai was sworn in as prime minister of the Janata Party, but the government was overthrown two and a half years after it was formed due to party revolt. Charan Singh's failed attempt to form a government resulted in the dissolution of Parliament and the calling of new elections. With a two-thirds majority, Indira Gandhi swept back into office at the beginning of 1980.
Hence, these are the events held in 1977 elections because this era is also known as "Emergency Era".
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