How Indira Gandhi used Constitution to suspend Constitution
Former PM Indira Gandhi, who imposed an Emergency that suspended civil liberties, crushed dissent, and jailed lakhs of critics, was enabled by exploiting constitutional provisions like Articles 352, 356, and 359. Backed by controversial court rulings and draconian laws like MISA, Indian laws and constitutional provisions became the very tool Indira used to silence democracy 50 years ago.
Former PM Indira Gandhi, who imposed an Emergency that suspended civil liberties, crushed dissent, and jailed lakhs of critics, was enabled by exploiting constitutional provisions like Articles 352, 356, and 359. Backed by controversial court rulings and draconian laws like MISA, Indian laws and constitutional provisions became the very tool Indira used to silence democracy 50 years ago.
