In India, "the Emergency" refers to a 21-month period in 1975–77 when PrimeMinister ................ unilaterally had an emergency declared across the country.

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• On June 25, ......................prime minister Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in India citing grave threat to her government and sovereignty of the country from both internal and external forces.
• When the Indian National Congress split in 1969 ................stayed on the side of the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and remained loyal to her during the Emergency period (1975 - 77).
• ................ second son Sanjay Gandhi, who was just 29 years old then, took charge of the administration and started sending opposition leaders and workers to jails across India.
• The Emergency draft was hurriedly sent to the President of India ................who signed it immediately.
• The firebrand trade union leader ....................had successfully organised an all India Railways strike bringing the public transport and economy to a halt.
• Officially issued by President ................ Ahmed under Article 352(1) of the Constitution for "internal disturbance", the Emergency was in effect from 25 June 1975 until its withdrawal on 21 March 1977.
• The Muslim League had been founded in Dhaka in 1906.
• The CPM had originally split from the united CPI in 1964 on grounds of differences over revolutionary politics, reformist parliamentary politics.
• In June 1984, during ................., Indira Gandhi ordered the Indian Army to attack the Golden Temple and eliminate any insurgents, as it had been occupied by Sikh separatists who were allegedly stockpiling weaponOperation Blue Stars.
• The infamous Bofors scandal that still haunts the political walls of the country was exposed during Rajiv Gandhi's reign.