Emergency (1975)

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Emergency
gptkbp:cause internal disturbance
gptkbp:censorship true
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:declaredBy gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkbp:endDate 1977-03-21
gptkbp:followedBy restoration of democracy in India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emergency (1975)
gptkbp:impact gptkb:political_repression
suspension of civil liberties
widespread human rights violations
curtailment of press freedom
gptkbp:massArrests true
gptkbp:notableBook gptkb:The_Case_That_Shook_India_by_Prashant_Bhushan
gptkb:The_Emergency:_A_Personal_History_by_Coomi_Kapoor
India's Long Road: The Search for Prosperity by Vijay Joshi
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Prevention_of_Publication_of_Objectionable_Matter_Act
gptkb:Maintenance_of_Internal_Security_Act
gptkbp:notableEvent forced sterilization campaign
gptkbp:notableOppositionLeadersArrested gptkb:L._K._Advani
gptkb:Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee
gptkb:Jayaprakash_Narayan
gptkb:Morarji_Desai
gptkb:George_Fernandes
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Sanjay_Gandhi
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Mainstream_Weekly
gptkb:The_Statesman
gptkb:The_Indian_Express
gptkbp:precededBy Allahabad High Court verdict against Indira Gandhi
gptkbp:presidentOfIndia gptkb:Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed
gptkbp:primeMinisterOfIndia gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkb:Janata_Party
civil liberties in India
press censorship in India
Indian democracy
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:1977_Indian_general_election
defeat of Indian National Congress
formation of Janata Party government
gptkbp:startDate 1975-06-25
gptkbp:suspendedConstitutionalRights true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fali_Sam_Nariman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6