Why people were versomatized in india emergency?
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The 21 month Emergency declared on June 25, 1975 by then PM Indira Gandhi often referred to as the "darkest phase of independent India" was the third time an emergency was declared in independent India. The first two were during the Indo-China War 1962 and Indo-Pak War 1971 respectively.
Why did Indira Gandhi declare Emergency in India?
Chain of events:
The 1971 War with Pakistan already caused a deceleration in GDP growth
Droughts, unemployment and oil crisis further troubled the Indian economy fueling massive labor and student unrest in the country.
George Fernandis, the then President of the All India Railwaymen's Federation organized an all India Railway Strike which led to massive arrests and unrest in 1974.
Mass protests were being led by Jaya Prakash Narayan (JP) against her corrupt and autocratic government.
The Govt. was increasingly trying to control the judiciary. On 12 June 1975, Indira Gandhi's election to Lok Sabha was declared void by the Allahabad High Court on grounds of electoral malpractice. She rejected calls for resignation and chose to go to the Supreme Court.
Indira Gandhi had her doubts that all this internal unrest was the carefully planned doing of the American CIA to unseat her.
JP called for a satyagraha and rally to press for her resignation on 25th June 1975. Indira Gandhi feared that things were getting out of her control and declared an Emergency on June 25, 1975 which continued for 21 months till March 21, 1977. The Emergency was officially issued by the then President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.
Reason cited for declaration of Emergency: Threat to national security and bad economic conditions
What happened during that period?
Series of arrests: Fundamental rights were suspended and any person who opposed the govt. was either detained or arrested without the right to appeal to courts. Article 352 of the Indian Constitution that gave extraordinary powers to Indira Gandhi was misused. JP, George Fernandes, Morarji Desai, Nanaji Deshmukh, Subramanian Swamy, AB Vajpayee, LK Advani, Ramakrishna Hegde, HD Deve Gowda, M Karunanidhi, JB Patnaik, Jyoti Basu, Madhu Dandavate, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Sharad Yadav and many others were then leading a movement opposing the emergency.
Censorship of Media: Correspondents of foreign media were expelled. Severe censorship was imposed on local and National Media. The Home Ministry told Parliament in May 1976 that 7,000 persons had been held for circulating clandestine literature opposing the Emergency (Source: Indian Express).
Sterilization: Sanjay Gandhi (Indira's Son) wielded unconstitutional power and organized compulsory sterilizations masked in the name of Family Planning.
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Why did Indira Gandhi declare Emergency in India?
Chain of events:
The 1971 War with Pakistan already caused a deceleration in GDP growth
Droughts, unemployment and oil crisis further troubled the Indian economy fueling massive labor and student unrest in the country.
George Fernandis, the then President of the All India Railwaymen's Federation organized an all India Railway Strike which led to massive arrests and unrest in 1974.
Mass protests were being led by Jaya Prakash Narayan (JP) against her corrupt and autocratic government.
The Govt. was increasingly trying to control the judiciary. On 12 June 1975, Indira Gandhi's election to Lok Sabha was declared void by the Allahabad High Court on grounds of electoral malpractice. She rejected calls for resignation and chose to go to the Supreme Court.
Indira Gandhi had her doubts that all this internal unrest was the carefully planned doing of the American CIA to unseat her.
JP called for a satyagraha and rally to press for her resignation on 25th June 1975. Indira Gandhi feared that things were getting out of her control and declared an Emergency on June 25, 1975 which continued for 21 months till March 21, 1977. The Emergency was officially issued by the then President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.
Reason cited for declaration of Emergency: Threat to national security and bad economic conditions
What happened during that period?
Series of arrests: Fundamental rights were suspended and any person who opposed the govt. was either detained or arrested without the right to appeal to courts. Article 352 of the Indian Constitution that gave extraordinary powers to Indira Gandhi was misused. JP, George Fernandes, Morarji Desai, Nanaji Deshmukh, Subramanian Swamy, AB Vajpayee, LK Advani, Ramakrishna Hegde, HD Deve Gowda, M Karunanidhi, JB Patnaik, Jyoti Basu, Madhu Dandavate, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Sharad Yadav and many others were then leading a movement opposing the emergency.
Censorship of Media: Correspondents of foreign media were expelled. Severe censorship was imposed on local and National Media. The Home Ministry told Parliament in May 1976 that 7,000 persons had been held for circulating clandestine literature opposing the Emergency (Source: Indian Express).
Sterilization: Sanjay Gandhi (Indira's Son) wielded unconstitutional power and organized compulsory sterilizations masked in the name of Family Planning.
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