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Sonia Gandhi calls Emergency a mistake, says Indira Gandhi later regretted decision

Sonia Gandhi calls Emergency a mistake, says Indira Gandhi later regretted decision

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Sonia Gandhi, the Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson, has said the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was a mistake and that she believes Indira later came to share that view. She suggested that much of the damage could have been avoided if Sanjay Gandhi had been kept in check, and while acknowledging that democratic rights were curtailed, she maintained it was done constitutionally. Gandhi also noted that the Emergency created a rift within the family, comments she discusses in her forthcoming book Belonging: A Journey of Love.

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  • left · 5 outlets

    New Delhi: Weighing in on the Emergency, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has said democratic rights had been curtailed but it was done constitutionally, and when she sees from Indira Gandhi's point of view, the then prime minister was struggling to cope with the rapidly…

    — Deccan Herald

  • center · 6 outlets

    NEW DELHI: Weighing in on the Emergency, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has called the decision to impose it a mistake and said that she believes that her mother-in-law and then prime minister Indira Gandhi also came to feel the same. The Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson in her upcoming book…

    — DT Next

  • right · 4 outlets

    Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has sharply criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of causing serious damage to the country’s democracy and institutions over the past 12 years. According to the ANI news agency, Gandhi, in an interview with The…

    — ABP Live

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New Delhi: Weighing in on the Emergency, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has called the decision to impose it a mistake and said that she believes that her mother-in-law and then prime minister Indira Gandhi also came to feel the same. The Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson in her upcoming book…

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  15. ABP Live Center-Right ABP Group

    ‘Great Damage Has Been Done To The Country’: Sonia Gandhi’s Blunt Verdict On 12 Years Of BJP Rule

    Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has sharply criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of causing serious damage to the country’s democracy and institutions over the past 12 years. According to the ANI news agency, Gandhi, in an interview with The…

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  23. Orissa Post Center Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group) Current article

    Sonia Gandhi calls Emergency a mistake, says Indira Gandhi later regretted decision

    New Delhi: Weighing in on the Emergency, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has called the decision to impose it a mistake and said that she believes that her mother-in-law and then prime minister Indira Gandhi also came to feel the same. The Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson in her upcoming book…

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  27. Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

    DH Evening Brief | Sonia Gandhi weighs in on Emergency; Bengaluru’s electrical safety gaps

    'It was done constitutionally': Sonia weighs in on Emergency, says Rajiv Gandhi had 'different' point of view New Delhi: Weighing in on the Emergency, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has said democratic rights had been curtailed but it was done constitutionally, and when she…

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  29. The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    Sonia Gandhi calls Emergency a mistake, says Indira Gandhi came to feel the same

    Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has called the imposition of the Emergency a "mistake", saying she believes her mother-in-law and then prime minister Indira Gandhi eventually came to feel the same. The Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson in her upcoming book Belonging: A Journey of Love also…

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