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* '''Fundamental rights''' were suspended. | * '''Fundamental rights''' were suspended. | ||
* '''Press censorship''' was imposed. | * '''Press censorship''' was imposed. | ||
* '''Political opponents''' were arrested under preventive detention laws like | * '''Political opponents''' were arrested under preventive detention laws like Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA). | ||
* Over '''100,000 people''' were jailed, including major opposition leaders like [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], | * Over '''100,000 people''' were jailed, including major opposition leaders like [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], L. K. Advani, and Morarji Desai. | ||
* Forced sterilization drives were carried out under the family planning programme, led by | * Forced sterilization drives were carried out under the family planning programme, led by Sanjay Gandhi.<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/the-emergency-of-1975-8827434/ Indian Express – Emergency of 1975]</ref> | ||
== Constitutional Changes == | == Constitutional Changes == | ||
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== End of Emergency == | == End of Emergency == | ||
The Emergency was lifted in '''March 1977''', and elections were held. The | The Emergency was lifted in '''March 1977''', and elections were held. The Janata Party, a coalition of anti-Emergency forces, defeated the Congress. Morarji Desai became the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India. | ||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
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== Key Figures == | == Key Figures == | ||
* [[Indira Gandhi]] – Prime Minister | * [[Indira Gandhi]] – Prime Minister | ||
* | * Sanjay Gandhi – Influential advisor and Youth Congress leader | ||
* [[Jayaprakash Narayan]] – Leading figure of resistance | * [[Jayaprakash Narayan]] – Leading figure of resistance | ||
* | * Morarji Desai – Post-Emergency Prime Minister | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[Indira Gandhi]] | * [[Indira Gandhi]] | ||
* | * Janata Party | ||
* [[Jayaprakash Narayan]] | * [[Jayaprakash Narayan]] | ||
* | * 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India | ||
* | * Indian democracy | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Articles needing expansion]] | [[Category:Articles needing expansion]] | ||
[[Category:Articles needing more references]] | [[Category:Articles needing more references]] | ||
[[Category:Indian politics]] | |||
[[Category:History of India (1947–present)]] | |||
[[Category:Indian emergency periods]] | |||
[[Category:Indira Gandhi]] | |||