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1975 Emergency

Date

25th Jun 1975
Expired!

Time

...
49 Years ago

Prime minister indira gandhi declared a state of emergency in India.


Officially issued by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352 of the Constitution because of a prevailing “Internal Disturbance”, the Emergency was in effect from 25 June 1975 and ended on 21 March 1977. The ‘Murder of Constitution Day’ or ‘Samvidhan Hatya Divas’ or ‘Constitution Murder Day’ is being observed on June 25 to mark the imposition of Emergency.