Emergency (1975–1977)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Emergency_(1975–1977)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath	gptkb:1977_general_elections
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:The_Emergency
gptkbp:arrested	activists journalists political opponents
gptkbp:cause	internal disturbance
gptkbp:censorship	gptkb:media publications
gptkbp:country	gptkb:India
gptkbp:declaredBy	gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkbp:endDate	1977-03-21
gptkbp:impact	gptkb:political_repression human rights violations curtailment of democracy
gptkbp:legalBasis	gptkb:Article_352_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:majorPartyInPower	gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:L._K._Advani gptkb:Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee gptkb:Jayaprakash_Narayan gptkb:Morarji_Desai gptkb:George_Fernandes
gptkbp:notableCase	gptkb:Constitution_(Forty-second_Amendment)_Act,_1976 gptkb:Constitution_(Thirty-eighth_Amendment)_Act,_1975 gptkb:Constitution_(Thirty-ninth_Amendment)_Act,_1975 gptkb:Defence_of_India_Rules gptkb:Maintenance_of_Internal_Security_Act_(MISA)
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:All_India_Railway_Strike_(1974) arrest of opposition leaders abolition of civil liberties cancellation of elections expulsion of foreign journalists forced sterilizations formation of Janata Morcha mass detentions mass sterilization campaign press censorship protests by students slum demolitions suspension of habeas corpus underground resistance
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Sanjay_Gandhi
gptkbp:reasonForSuspension	civil liberties elections press freedom
gptkbp:resultedIn	defeat of Indian National Congress formation of Janata Party government
gptkbp:startDate	1975-06-25
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Emergency (1975–1977)