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The Emergency (India)

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The Emergency (India)

The Emergency in India was a 21-month period from 1975 to 1977 when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency across India by citing internal and external threats to the country. Officially issued by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352 of the Constitution because of a prevailing "Internal Disturbance", the Emergency was in effect from 25 June 1975 and ended on 21 March 1977. The order bestowed upon the prime minister the authority to rule by decree, allowing elections to be cancelled and civil liberties to be suspended. For much of the Emergency, most of Gandhi's political opponents were imprisoned and the press was censored. More than 100,000 political opponents, journalists and dissenters were imprisoned by the Gandhi regime. During this time, a mass campaign for vasectomy was spearheaded by her son Sanjay Gandhi. The final decision to impose an emergency was proposed by Indira Gandhi, agreed upon by the President of India, and ratified by the Cabinet and the Parliament from July to August 1975. It was based on the rationale that there were imminent internal and external threats to the Indian state.

Infobox

Date
25 June 1975 – 21 March 1977 (1975-06-25 – 1977-03-21)
Time
( 5:30 IST)
Location
India
Type
State of Emergency
Cause
Internal and external threats to the country
Arrests
110,806

Tables

Demolitions carried out in Delhi[56] · Administration › Demolitions › Demolitions in Delhi
Pre-Emergency
Pre-Emergency
Period
Pre-Emergency
Structures Demolished by
DDA
Structures Demolished by
MCD
Structures Demolished by
NDMC
Structures Demolished by
Total
1973
1973
Period
1973
Structures Demolished by
50
Structures Demolished by
320
Structures Demolished by
5
Structures Demolished by
375
1974
1974
Period
1974
Structures Demolished by
680
Structures Demolished by
354
Structures Demolished by
25
Structures Demolished by
1,059
1975 (up to June)
1975 (up to June)
Period
1975 (up to June)
Structures Demolished by
190
Structures Demolished by
149
Structures Demolished by
27
Structures Demolished by
366
Total
Total
Period
Total
Structures Demolished by
920
Structures Demolished by
823
Structures Demolished by
57
Structures Demolished by
1,800
Emergency
Emergency
Period
Emergency
1975
1975
Period
1975
Structures Demolished by
35,767
Structures Demolished by
4,589
Structures Demolished by
796
Structures Demolished by
41,252
1976
1976
Period
1976
Structures Demolished by
94,652
Structures Demolished by
4,013
Structures Demolished by
408
Structures Demolished by
99,073
1977 (up to 23 March)
1977 (up to 23 March)
Period
1977 (up to 23 March)
Structures Demolished by
7,545
Structures Demolished by
96
Structures Demolished by
Structures Demolished by
7,641
Year unspecified butduring the emergency
Year unspecified butduring the emergency
Period
Year unspecified butduring the emergency
Structures Demolished by
Structures Demolished by
1,962
Structures Demolished by
177
Structures Demolished by
2,139
Total
Total
Period
Total
Structures Demolished by
137,964
Structures Demolished by
10,760
Structures Demolished by
1,381
Structures Demolished by
150,105
Period
Structures Demolished by
Pre-Emergency
DDA
MCD
NDMC
Total
1973
50
320
5
375
1974
680
354
25
1,059
1975 (up to June)
190
149
27
366
Total
920
823
57
1,800
Emergency
1975
35,767
4,589
796
41,252
1976
94,652
4,013
408
99,073
1977 (up to 23 March)
7,545
96
7,641
Year unspecified butduring the emergency
1,962
177
2,139
Total
137,964
10,760
1,381
150,105

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