The Emergency (India)
The Indian Emergency of 26 June 1975 – 21 March 1977 was a 21-month period, when President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, upon request by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, declared a state of emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India, effectively bestowing on her the power to rule by decree, suspending elections and civil liberties. It is one of the most controversial times in the history of independent India. Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narayan, a well-known scholar of law, called it one of India's "blackest hours".
Read more about The Emergency (India): Declaration of Emergency, The Emergency Administration, Sikh Opposition, The Role of RSS, Elections of 1977, The Tribunal, The Debate Over Its Legacy, Timeline
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