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Today's 47th anniversary of #Emergency 1975 imposed on June, 25 by PM #IndiraGandhi with order issued by the Pres Fakhruddin under Article 352 Article 370 of Constitutional Rights, trampling upon civil & political rights
is called the #BlackDayofdemocracy.
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Indira Gandhi's lust for power led to Emergency1975
On June 12, 1975, Allahabad HC found and Justice Sinha found her guilty of electoral malpractice, guilty of misuse of the government machinery during her election campaign. Declared her election void; barring and
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Disqualified her from contesting elections for next 6 years.

She led the country to chaos, arrested political opponents, and censored the press.

The Prevention Publication of Objectionable Matter Act, 1976 was passed, empowering District Magistrates to barge into offices of
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