Emergency (India, 1975–77)

GPTKB entity

Statements (108)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political event
gptkbp:arrested activists
journalists
opposition leaders
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 (India, 1975–77)
gptkbp:impact gptkb:politics
human rights
press freedom
democratic institutions
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Article_352_of_the_Constitution_of_India
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:ban_on_Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist-Leninist)
gptkb:censorship_of_The_Indian_Express
gptkb:arrest_of_George_Fernandes
gptkb:arrest_of_Jayaprakash_Narayan
gptkb:arrest_of_Morarji_Desai
gptkb:arrest_of_L._K._Advani
abolition of fundamental rights
forced sterilizations
mass sterilization campaign
arrest of political opponents
arrest of academics
arrest of artists
arrest of business leaders
arrest of diplomats
arrest of farmers
arrest of foreign nationals
arrest of human rights activists
arrest of laborers
arrest of lawyers
arrest of minority leaders
arrest of religious leaders
arrest of social workers
arrest of student leaders
arrest of students
arrest of teachers
arrest of trade union leaders
arrest of tribal leaders
arrest of writers
arrest of youth leaders
ban on Anand Marg
ban on Jamaat-e-Islami
ban on RSS
slum demolitions in Delhi
arrest of activists
arrest of missionaries
arrest of journalists
censorship of The Times of India
arrest of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
arrest of Dalit leaders
arrest of NGO staff
arrest of UN staff
arrest of aid workers
arrest of backward class leaders
arrest of centrist leaders
arrest of civil society members
arrest of consulate staff
arrest of embassy staff
arrest of environmental activists
arrest of foreign correspondents
arrest of government officials
arrest of independent leaders
arrest of international journalists
arrest of leftist leaders
arrest of non-political persons
arrest of opposition party members
arrest of peasants
arrest of political prisoners
arrest of prisoners of conscience
arrest of professionals
arrest of regional party leaders
arrest of religious missionaries
arrest of right-wing leaders
arrest of social activists
arrest of women activists
mass detentions under MISA
prohibition of public gatherings
railway strike suppression
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Sanjay_Gandhi
gptkbp:precededBy Allahabad High Court verdict against Indira Gandhi
gptkbp:reasonForSuspension civil liberties
elections
press freedom
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkb:Janata_Party
gptkb:Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:1977_Indian_general_election
defeat of Indian National Congress
formation of Janata Party government
gptkbp:startDate 1975-06-25
gptkbp:type state of emergency
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Princess_Gayatri_Devi_of_Cooch_Behar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7