Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar defended the declaration of emergency by Indira Gandhi saying that after emergency, she came back to power after receiving people's mandate.
In the shadow of the 1975 Emergency, when India’s democracy was stripped of its voice, the press stood as both victim and quiet rebel. Amid blank editorials, censorship orders, and mass arrests, journalists and newspapers found subtle yet powerful ways to resist.
With PM Modi weighing in on the 42nd Amendment, it is significant to highlight how Dr BR Ambedkar opposed to embedding rigid ideological labels like 'socialist' and 'secular' into the Constitution.
This was the decision that threw the country into the fire of emergency on Indira Gandhi's insistence. That is, to reduce one crime, Indira Gandhi thought it better and necessary to commit another crime which was even bigger than that. After this decision of Allahabad High Court which came on June 12, 1975, emergency was imposed on June 25, 1975........
The "One Nation, One Election" bill in India aims to synchronize elections for the Lok Sabha and state legislatures, addressing election frequency, resource management, and governmental stability.
Hitting back at Congress over its frequent "jumla" jibes at the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the "biggest jumla in India" was 'Garibi Hatao'