SHE THE “BUTCHER OF DEMOCRACY”. Crash course of EMERGENCY 1975 for who were born after 1990
SHE THE “BUTCHER OF DEMOCRACY”. Crash course of EMERGENCY 1975 for those who were born after 1990 Today, as we discuss the chain of events and actions of the tragic event that was also known as #DEATHofDEMOCRACY some 46 years ago, that led to a landmark judgment pronounced by the Allahabad High Court on June 12, 1975, and its aftermath. This judgment, was about, deciding an election petition filed by one Shri Raj Narain (Independent candidate), which found Indira Gandhi to have indulged in corrupt electoral practices, and it accordingly disqualified her from holding any public office for 6 years, from the date of the order. The ball was set rolling, things started to take shape and, in an ex parte application, the High Court stayed the enforcement of this order for 20 days, and thus, the Congress Party was given 20 days to find a replacement for Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister. Interestingly, this judgment is mysteriously not available on most online platforms and ha...