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The Emergency in India was a 21-month period from 1975 to 1977 when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had a state of emergency declared across the country by citing internal and external threats to the country.
Jun 27, 2024 · National Emergency (Article 352 ): Under Article 352, the President is empowered to declare a state of emergency if he is satisfied that the security of the country or any part thereof is threatened by war, external aggression (External Emergency), or armed rebellion (Internal Emergency).
Jun 25, 2018 · Indira Gandhi’s government declared a state of emergency in India on 25 June 1975. Democracy was restored only after nearly two years on 21 st March 1977. Read on for more insights into why the Emergency was declared and how it ended, as the topic, ‘Emergency in India’ is important from the IAS exam perspective.
Jun 25, 2024 · 1975 Emergency: In a significant move, the Government of India has designated June 25 as "Constitution Murder Day" to mark the 1975 Emergency imposed by then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Jun 29, 2024 · On June 25, India entered the fiftieth year of the imposition of the Emergency, an extraordinary 21-month period from 1975 to 1977, which saw the suspension of civil liberties, curtailment of press freedom, mass arrests, the cancellation of elections, and rule by decree.
Jun 25, 2024 · The two-year-long Emergency, which started on June 25, 1975 and lasted till March 21, 1977, is considered the darkest period in the history of Independent India and a momentous turn in the evolution of the Indian National Congress.
Jun 19, 2023 · On June 25, 1975 The President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed has proclaimed the Emergency. During 1975 – 1977, it was a 21-month long National emergency. In this period India’s democratic functions were ignored. Hence it adversely impacted the social and political outlook of India. Reasons behind proclamation of Emergency.
Jun 25, 2018 · The goal of the 21-month-long Emergency in the country was to control “internal disturbance”, for which the constitutional rights were suspended and freedom of speech and the press withdrawn. Indira Gandhi justified the drastic measure in terms of national interest, primarily based on three grounds.
Jun 26, 2015 · Emergency: From June 25, 1975 to March 21, 1977 were 21 months of uncertainty and fear triggered by the imposition of internal Emergency by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
The June 12, 1975 verdict of the Allahabad High Court convicting then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of electoral malpractices and debarring her from holding any elected post was one of the...
