| Title | INDIAN DEMOCRACY - EMERGENCY |
| Description & Events |
The Indian Emergency of 25th June 1975-21st March 1977 was a 21
month period, when President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, upon advice
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. The democracy was brought to a grinding halt and all the fundamental rights and legal remedies protected by the Constitution of The Republic of India were suspended. Indira Gandhi tried to defend the emergency on the grounds that she was trying to protect the State and the Indian people. Nevertheless, her emergency rule faced immense criticism and is undoubtedly one of the most controversial periods of the political history of Independent India. |
| June 16, 2017: |
On this day, the government of India decided to observe Anti-Emergency Day on June 25-26 every year. |
| Mar 21, 1977: | The state of emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi Govt on Jun 25, 1975 was lifted on this day. |
| Jun 25, 1975: | The state of emergency was imposed by the Indira Gandhi Govt on this day, which lasted upto Mar 21, 1977. |
| Dec 03, 1971: | National emergency was imposed on this day due to the Indo-Pak war for liberation of Bangladesh. |
| Jan 10, 1968: | National emergency imposed on Oct 26, 1962 due to the India-China war was revoked on this day. |
| Oct 26, 1962: | The state of emergency was imposed on this day owing to security of India having been threatened by external (Chinese) aggression. It was lifted on Jan 10, 1968. |
