TODAY, is WORSE than the ‘EMERGENCY!’
India will and should never forget that infamous night of 25/26 June 1975, when, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had a state of emergency declared all over the country.…
Indian Emergency
Emergency: Declared versus Undeclared
Om Birla, the speaker of Lok Sabha is mired in many controversies. When he started his 2nd term as Lok Sabha (Parliament) Speaker he read out a resolution against Emergency which…
Emergency 1975: Was it Fascism?
This will be 49th Year when the dreaded Emergency was declared by the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. During this period civil rights were suspended, there was censorship on the Press…
Recalling the day Indira Gandhi’s election was set aside: A verdict of “great courage,” but which led to Emergency of 1975
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's election was set aside by the Allahabad High Court’s Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha on June 12. It was on this day in 1975 that the Court passed…
RSS betrayed struggle against Emergency: A peep into RSS Archives
On the 48th anniversary of the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi [June 25, 1975-March 21, 1977] we are witnessing once again the farce of RSS claiming that it opposed it…
Democracy in India: Some Reflections
A simple definition of democracy goes as, “Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people.” Baba Saheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, a dynamic thinker,…
Emergence Of The Emergency: The Reality Of Protests
It has been 45 years since the day when entire India was stunned due to a sudden declaration of emergency by the third prime minister of the country. On June…
Politics Of Keeping People Away From Politics
Forty-Five summers ago when Emergency was declared by Indira Gandhi, among those who welcomed it with open arms were many so-called captains of industry, notably J. R. D. Tata and…
Marking 45 years since the Emergency, Resolve to Strengthen the Struggle Against State Repression
45 years prior to today, on June 26th 1975, the country awoke to a declaration of Internal Emergency. Arguably one of the darkest days in the country’s history post 1947,…
Rise up against a `Situation Worse than the Emergency’!!
25th June, 2020 marks the 45th year of the Declaration of the infamous Emergency Declaration of Indira Gandhi. It is a day remembered as the day in 1975, when the…
BJP-Modi’s Undeclared Emergency (2014-20) Is More Dangerous Than Declared Emergency (1975-77) Of Indira Congress
Bhubaneswar, 25th June, 2020: On the eve of Anti-Emergency Day (25th June, 2020) a Mass Protest Against Undeclared Emergency by Modi-BJP Regime was organized today at Bhubanewar, Odisha & also…
Echoes of Emergency
The CPI (ML - Liberation) office in Varanasi was raided at midnight without the search warrant, a couple of days ago. The process of the arrest under the draconian…
45th Anniversary of Emergency: Contemporary Documents Prove RSS Leadership Kowtowed To Indira Gandhi
RSS is a Hindutva gurukul (university) which specializes in training cadres in speaking lies and manufacturing history. As a latest proof, we find on the 45th anniversary of the Emergency,…
State Repression During The Indian Emergency Of 1975-77 And Its Afterlife
Indian Emergency of 1975-77, is the most traumatising phase in the history of Indian politics. It has been 42 years since, Emergency took place but one can believe that its…
Indian Supreme Court Abandoned Mass Victims Of State Abuse During 1975-77; So, Must Apologise
The Indian Supreme Court never tires of asking for apology for this or that inanity usually for some perceived contempt of court. The Supreme Court ought to cultivate and demonstrate…
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