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12/06/1975, when Allahabad High Court ruled on a petition filed by Rajnarayan, a candidate of the United Socialist Party from Rae Bareli. In the petition, made a slew of allegations against Gandhi which included bribing voters with liquor, misusing Air Force planes for campaigns
The court fround Gandhi guilty of misuse of government machinery in elections. Justice Sinha canceled the election and also barred Gandhi from contesting elections for six years. The High Court's decision meant Indira Gandhi would have to leave the post of Prime Minister
An emergency meeting was called at 1 Safdarjung Road, the Prime Minister's official residence and Indira Gandhi sought advice from all the leaders.
on the advice of Sanjay Gandhi that Indira Gandhi appealed in the Supreme Court against the June 23 ruling of the High Court.
on the advice of Sanjay Gandhi that Indira Gandhi appealed in the Supreme Court against the June 23 ruling of the High Court.
On June 24 1975, the Supreme Court judge, Justice VR Krishna Iyer, said that he would not put a complete stay on the decision. The Supreme Court allowed her to remain Prime Minister, but said that she could not vote as an MP until the final verdict came.
After protests and demonstartions began all over the country, Indira Gandhi got the then President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed to sign the Emergency Declaration on midnight of June 25. Internal unrest was cited as the reason behind imposing the Emergency.
After this the freedom of the press was taken away, many senior journalists were sent to jail. At that time, anyone opposing emergency was punished by being out in jail. During this period, 11 lakh people were arrested and sent to jails.
This is all the history of @INCIndia Who everytime say that they are the Rakshak of loktantra in this period the soul of constitution was also disturbed that is amendment in the preamble done and secular word has been added there.
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