Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday remembered the Emergency imposed in 1975 as a grave attack on India's democratic framework, paying tribute to those who opposed the period and reiterating the government's resolve to uphold constitutional principles, democratic institutions and citizens' freedoms.
The new National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Class 9 social sciences textbook includes a topic on the "Emergency," describing it as "one of the major challenges" faced by Indian democracy, an official from the institution confirmed on Thursday.
For the first time, NCERT has included a chapter on the 1975-77 Emergency in a Class 9 Social Science textbook. The lesson describes the period as a major challenge to Indian democracy and discusses the suspension of Fundamental Rights, censorship, political arrests and the restoration of democracy through the 1977 general election.
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sceptical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs under an emergency authority, in a landmark case that could redefine presidential powers over trade.
It was the best of times for us aspiring to join the IAS, it was perhaps the worst of times for India since Independence.
Recalling the period of Emergency in the country and the atrocities committed during that time, Gupta said what was done back then can neither be forgotten nor forgiven.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday stated that during the Emergency, women endured atrocities on par with those faced by Loktantra Senanis and bravely withstood that dark period in India’s history.
In a veiled attack on the Congress, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said Emergency happened because the interest of one family was placed above the interest of the nation.
The Delhi Legislative Assembly will hold a special symposium on Saturday, 28 June, to assess the impact of the Emergency imposed on Independent India during Indira Gandhi's regime between 1975 and 1977.
Addressing party leaders and workers in Patna on Thursday, he stated that following the imposition of Emergency in 1975, the people fought back, ultimately forcing Indira Gandhi’s concession of defeat.
