Question

In what ways was the Emergency period a set back to the Indian democracy?

Answer 1

Indira Gandhi imposed emergency on the Indian state on 25 June 1975.
it was a major setback to Indian democracy in following ways:
i) The government adopted a series of repressive measures to bring back law and order of the country.
ii) There was a violation of human rights, and the fundamental rights were suspended. There were instances of arbitrary detention and torture.
iii) A large number of political leaders who opposed Indira were put in jail and Press censorship and forced sterilization brought discontent among the people of the country.
iv) Most importantly, the 42nd constitutional amendment which brought a series of changes weakened the democratic fabric of the country
v) Thus, the emergency was no less than a setback to the Indian democracy. In the absence of civil liberties, people were nothing but helpless.