🧵Some Facts about the #Emergency : What were the factors which led to its proclaimation.

There are a lot of deeper factors and some immediate factors which led Smt. Indira Gandhi Government to take such a drastic step.

Before coming to that, let me also make it clear that Invocation of Emergency is a Constitutional provision which is explicitly covered in Article 352 of the Indian Constitution. So, one may have their reasons to oppose the Emergency and its excesses- but it has Constitution validity. So how the Emergency did came about? There are layers and layers of factors.

I. Disobedience of law in India has always been given a political colour, and rightly so. Since the Independence was won by Gandhian means of Non-cooperation, Civil Disobedience and Satyagraha. And we can still see hues and shades of it all across India even now. Dissent in a Democracy is one of the most powerful tools to keep it intact.

But various organizations have time and again taken the law in their own hand to serve their narrow vested interests and disobeyed and disregarded the state, thereby trampling upon its powers and enfeebling it. Before 1947, the protagonists of the National Movement were fighting a Foreign Power. Weakening the state by unlawful means was at the core of their struggle; this was perfectly legitimate because a foreign power is ruling you for 200 years.

But post-Independence, these tactics of blackmailing the state by hartals, strikes and even armed rebellion was still regarded as perfectly legitimate, particularly by those who want to usurp power through unconstitutional means.

The opposition in the 70’s was determined to usurp power and when it tasted its first success in dislodging a Constitutionally elected Government in Gujarat- they had smelt blood and were hell-bent to replicate that modus operandi throughout the country. Economic distress and Inflation of the people, ravaged by successive wars also played a significant amount of part.

🧵 Thoughts on Congress #ChintanShivir

The Udaipur ‘Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir’ of the Congress party provides a golden opportunity to reinvent, restructure and reform itself.

India needs Congress to continue as stable and progressive Democracy.

1/n Earlier, such brainstorming sessions were held in Pachmarhi (September 1998), Shimla (July 2003) and in Jaipur (January 2013). #ChintanShivir

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Kejriwal has asked Delhi people to post videos:

Which one to post ?
1) Water Logging Videos
2) Garbage Mountain Hill Video
3) Jan Lokpal Promise Video
4) 440 Jobs in 7 years : RTI Reply video
5) 490 Cr in 1 year ad Video
6) School Dropout increase Video
7) COVID Mismanagement 8) Kids dying due to failure in Mohalla Clinic video
9) Not a single km of Road has been added video
10) Not a Single Bus being added in 6 years video [RTI 2020]
11) Snail pace Metro Work Video
12) Power Tariff Scam - where Rs 8532 Cr ‘gifted' to pvt. discoms video

RTI Amendment Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha. It shall weaken the Right to Know, because the Information Commissioners shall lose their autonomy and shall be at the beck & call of the Central Govt

As citizens, we should be outraged because this is an assault on our Rights I am not saying that Govt’s haven’t mooted the idea of diluting the RTI Act in the past. There have been call by parties in power and bureaucrats to rethink the RTI, so as to suit their own interests. But people have resisted it. What disturbs is that there was no resistance.

Andhra Pradesh should reject BJP because no grant in special status

Arunachal Pradesh should reject BJP because it burnt the states through PRC

Assam should reject BJP because of flawed NRC/CAB

Bihar should reject BJP because of not securing women/girls in shelter homes 1/ Chhattisgarh rejected BJP in state, now teach them a lesson in Lok Sabha

Goa should reject BJP because of mining issue/casino corruption

Gujarat should reject BJP because of persecution of Dalits & Weaker Sections & Farm Distress 2/

(Thread) #AugustaWestland #ChristianMichel

Pursuant to media reports, the then Congress- UPA government ordered an enquiry. In February 2013; UPA government cancelled Agusta Westland deal 1/ On 12th February, 2013; Congress –UPA handed over the case to CBI. #AugustaWestland 2/

#ModiAmbaniRafaleScam: Thread which simplifies the Rafale Scam.

When Indian Air Force needed 126 Fighter Jets, why did Modi only signed for 36? Does it not compromise National Security? 1/ #ModiAmbaniRafaleScam

Why was NO prior Cabinet approval taken before ordering the Rafale jets by Modi? Why did Modi signed on the Biggest Defence Deal in India without a Cabinet Approval? Why was Manohar Parikkar not taken into loop? 2/

#130000CroreRafaleScam #Thread
𝗦𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗺 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿

Not only Rs 30,000 Cr Offset Contract was given to Reliance Group, but a
Rs 1 Lakh Cr 'Life Cycle Opportunity' Contract as per Reliance's own 'Investor Presentation' 1/ ‘Defence Offset Contract’ went to Reliance Defence Ltd., which had zero experience of manufacturing fighter aircrafts

It had been constituted 12 days before (28th March,2015) announcement of purchase of 36 Rafale by PM in France on 10th April,2015!
#130000CroreRafaleScam 2/

#Thread #BlackMoneyCrackdown
Exposing @PiyushGoyal's Fake Data on Deposits in Swiss Banks 1/ #BlackMoneyCrackdown
Most credible information to ascertain the deposits in Swiss Bank accounts is the data which Swiss National Bank (SNB) releases every year, but @PiyushGoyal is flashing BIS data which he conveniently quotes only till Q4 of 2017
What about Q1 of 2018? 1/

Facts on the 80:20 Gold Import Scheme started by the Congress-UPA expose @rsprasad's slanderous and obnoxious claims. Here is a thread on how the Gold Import Scheme of Congress actually resulted in Losses for Mehul Choksi and its closure by Modi Govt resulted in profit for him 1/ As India’s CAD surged to 4.8% of GDP in 2012-13,UPA introduced a number of measures to correct the macroeconomic picture
(i) Imposed Custom Duty of 10% on Gold Imports on Aug 13, 2013; &
(ii) Import of Gold, which was free under ‘Exim Policy’,was prohibited on Aug 14, 2013 2/