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Emergency - A Blot on the Indian
Democracy
listed in Articles 36, 37, 38, 39,
40, and 42 of the Constitution
were suspended. Jayaprakash
Narayan, who was spearheading
the ‘Total Revolution’ movement
against corruption, was arrested
on the night of June 25–26, 1975.
Morarji Desai, Babu Jagjivan
Ram, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Lal
Bandaru Dattatraya
Krishna Advani, Chaudhary
Hon’ble Governor, Haryana
Charan Singh, George Fernandes
and Chaudhary Devi Lal, all top
leaders were arrested under
MISA (Maintenance of Internal
Security Act).
Our Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi ji, then a young
Rashtriya Swayamsevak
In the history of Independent Sangh (RSS) Pracharak, went
India, June 25, 1975 was the underground to evade arrest
darkest day, which will haunt and helped organise resistance.
generations to come. The direct Many others, including
consequence of the Emergency journalists, academics, and
was the suspension of various student leaders, were also
democratic rights. Many detained. Over 100,000 people
draconian laws were enacted were arrested under preventive
during this time period, posing detention laws like MISA and DIR
a serious threat to democratic (Defence of India Rules) during
values. It adversely impacted the Emergency period. The RSS
civil liberties. was banned.
All the fundamental rights Our Prime Minister Shri
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