From The Economic Times
Center-Right Owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co.Emergency a mistake, Indira came to feel the same: Sonia Gandhi
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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…
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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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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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Sonia Gandhi reveals her belief that the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi was a significant mistake. She suggests that if Sanjay Gandhi had been kept in check, much of the subsequent damage could have been avoided. Indira Gandhi's decision was influenced by various pressures, including those from…
