Emergency (1975–1977)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emergency (1975–1977)
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