Emergency Meaning and it's Provisions in Constitution Types of Emergencies in India How many times National Emergency imposed in India ? Reason behind imposition of National Emergency National Emergency Announcement Effects of National Emergency Rajan Case

2. THE STORY OF NATIONAL
EMERGENCY
(During 1975-1977)
Presented by
SUJAY G GOWDA

3. CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Types of Emergency
3. Emergency during 1975-77
4. Conclusion

4. INTRODUCTION
Emergency Provison are contain in part
XVIII of the Constitution from article 352 to
360.
These provisions enable the central
government to meet any abnormal situation
efficiently.
Rationality behind this is to safeguard the
unity, integrity and security of the country,
democratic political system and the
constitution

5. TYPES OF EMERGENCY
1. National
Emergency
[Article 352]
 War
 External aggression
 Armed rebellion
2. President Rule
[Article 356]
 Failure of
constitutional
machinery in state
3. Financial
Emergency
[Article 360]
 Threat to financial
stability or credit of
India

6. How many times Article 352
imposed ?
Year Reason Prime minister
1962-68 Indo-china
war
1971 Indo-pak war
1975-77 Political
instability

7. Events that led to imposition of
National Emergency in 1975
1. Scarcity of food.
2. Growing Unemployment
3. Inflation
4. Student led protest by Jayaprakash
Narayan against corruption under
congress rule in bihar.
5. George Fernandes announced
railway strike which was supported
by one lakh employees

8. 6. Indira wins in 1971 Rae bareli
election came under scrutiny.
• Raj Narayan filed case against her
accusing she own election through
corrupt practices and misuse of govt
machinery.
• 12 June 1975- Justice Jagamohan sinha
declared Indira election null and void
and baned her 6 year from election.
• 24 June 1975- apex court grant
condition stay order.

9. NATIONAL EMERGENCY
1975-77
On 25 June 1975.
"The President has proclaimed National
Emergency there is nothing to panic
about"
Indira Gandhi proclaimed the words in all India Radio.
Few aware that it would be start of dark period in Indian politics.

11. What happen during
Emergency ?
1. Enforcement of Fundamental Rights
Suspended.
2. Her political opponents were
imprisoned like LK Advani, Vajpayee,
Morarji Desai and Jaya Prakash Narayan
3. Censorship on press
4. Entire power on union government.
5. 42nd amendment passed !
6. Ban on various organisation.

12. What about common
people ?
 During 1975-77 FRs of citizen were suspended by
govt creacting period of police activism .
 Many arrested, tortured, murdered and sexualy
harrased !!! Most of them are not revealed !!!

13. Rajan Case
Student called Rajan was arrested by Kerala
Police along with his fellow students. Later
revealed by petition in High court of Kerala
that he was died in police custody during
tortured as a part of interrogation. His body
disposed by police & was never recovered.
It was found after his father complaint
through Habeas Corpus.

14. CONCLUSION
Emergency lasted for 21 months. In 1977 election Congress
suffered huge defeat,opption leaders united to establish to
establish the Janta party (1st Non-congress government in
Independent India.
"The beauty of the world's largest democracy is that if the
judiciary fails to protect the Constitution, the people will."
which happens in 1977 parliamentary election.