#DarkDaysOfEmergency How it was started?
It was June 12 1975, when Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha of the Allahabad High Court ruled on a petition filed by Rajnarayan, a candidate of the United Socialist Party from Rae Bareli.
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It was June 12 1975, when Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha of the Allahabad High Court ruled on a petition filed by Rajnarayan, a candidate of the United Socialist Party from Rae Bareli.
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In the petition, Rajnarayan made a slew of allegations against Gandhi which included bribing voters with liquor, misusing Air Force planes for campaigns.
The court fround Gandhi guilty of misuse of government machinery in elections.
The court fround Gandhi guilty of misuse of government machinery in elections.
Justice Sinha canceled the election and also barred Gandhi from contesting elections for six years.
The High Court's decision meant Indira Gandhi would have to leave the post of Prime Minister.
The High Court's decision meant Indira Gandhi would have to leave the post of Prime Minister.
An emergency meeting was called at 1 Safdarjung Road, the Prime Minister's official residence and Indira Gandhi sought advice from all the leaders.
It was on the advice of Sanjay Gandhi that Indira Gandhi appealed in the Supreme Court against the June 23 ruling of the High Court.
It was on the advice of Sanjay Gandhi that Indira Gandhi appealed in the Supreme Court against the June 23 ruling of the High Court.
On June 24 1975, the Supreme Court judge, Justice VR Krishna Iyer, said that he would not put a complete stay on the decision. The Supreme Court allowed her to remain Prime Minister, but said that she could not vote as an MP until the final verdict came.
After protests and demonstartions began all over the country, Indira Gandhi got the then President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed to sign the Emergency Declaration on midnight of June 25. Internal unrest was cited as the reason behind imposing the Emergency.
Soon after, all opposition leaders including Jayaprakash Narayan, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, LK Advani, Morarji Desai were arrested.
Well she gave the reason that jayprakash Narayan is disturbing interanl security of India.
Well she gave the reason that jayprakash Narayan is disturbing interanl security of India.
Let me tell you she was only prime Minister of India who imposed state emergency 39 times from 1966-1977.
In this emergency period she also changed the soul of Indian constitution and she entered three words in that these were
Secular
Socialist
And Integrity.
In this emergency period she also changed the soul of Indian constitution and she entered three words in that these were
Secular
Socialist
And Integrity.
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