Noida, June 25 -- Senior journalist Rajat Sharma, who was jailed for 10 months during the Emergency, recalled the "dark night" when it was imposed and senior political leaders arrested, the struggles he endured and his attempts to keep up the flame of democracy and flow of information by bringing out a "cyclostyled newspaper" that was then delivered to homes of people.

In an interview with ANI, Rajat Sharma recalled being part of Jayaprakash Narayan's student protest. The senior journalist, who is Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of INDIA TV, recounted facing police sticks after arrest but not having fear in his mind.

"I still remember that particular dark night almost 50 years ago when Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency to save her chair. We ...