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At midnight on June 25, 1975, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed a national Emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution, citing internal disturbances. The proclamation was endorsed without resistance by then-President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, and the public was informed the following morning via a radio broadcast, but the gravity of the decision unfolded rapidly.
Within hours, political dissent was silenced. Top opposition leaders such as Jayaprakash Narayan, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Morarji Desai were jailed without trial.
Across the country, thousands were detained arbitrarily, courts were stripped of their powers un...