Emergency in India (1975-1977)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political event
gptkbp:arrested thousands of political opponents
gptkbp:cause internal disturbance
gptkbp:censorship enforced
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:declaredBy gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkbp:electionsAfterEmergency gptkb:1977_Indian_general_election
gptkbp:endDate 1977-03-21
gptkbp:forcedSterilizationCampaign implemented
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emergency in India (1975-1977)
gptkbp:impact formation of Janata Party
curtailment of civil rights
rise of opposition
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Article_352_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:L._K._Advani
gptkb:Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee
gptkb:Jayaprakash_Narayan
gptkb:Charan_Singh
gptkb:Morarji_Desai
gptkb:George_Fernandes
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:Shah_Commission_of_Inquiry
compulsory sterilization
abolition of fundamental rights
arrest of opposition leaders
mass detentions
press censorship
suspension of habeas corpus
All India Radio censorship
closure of newspapers
abolition of privy purses
introduction of 42nd Amendment
slum demolitions in Delhi
Amrit Nahata's film 'Kissa Kursi Ka' banned
introduction of 44th Amendment
introduction of Compulsory Deposit Scheme
introduction of DIR (Defence of India Rules)
introduction of Family Planning Program
introduction of Twenty Point Programme
protests and resistance
introduction of Prevention of Publication of Objectionable Matter Act
introduction of MISA (Maintenance of Internal Security Act)
gptkbp:notableSupporter gptkb:Sanjay_Gandhi
gptkb:Congress_Party
gptkbp:reasonForSuspension civil liberties
elections
press freedom
gptkbp:result Morarji Desai became Prime Minister
defeat of Congress Party
gptkbp:startDate 1975-06-25
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Total_Revolution_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7