Emergency: India's darkest hour

Jun 25, 2019 17:07 IST

When: June 25, 1975 What: Emergency Imposed Who: Indira Gandhi How Long: 21 months: 25th June 1975 to 21st March 1977 What did it mean: Suspension on Rights, arrests of political leaders, Press censorship, consolidation of power in the hands of Indira Gandhi and her coterie The Fightback: Opposition under the umbrella of Janata Party led by Jay Prakash Narayan, Artistes, Press, AND We The People Dramatis Personae: Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister Sanjay Gandhi: The powercentre J P Narayan: The Fighter Foreign Hand: Which Indira used as an alibi to impose Emergency Slogans Indira Hatao, Desh Bachao: Opposition's war cry Sinhasan chhoro ke janta aati hai: JP Quoted Ramdhari Singh Dinkar at Ramlila Ground March, 1977: The dark clouds lifted Janata Party trounced Indira Gandhi Democracy was reclaimed