Question

The incidents happened during the emergency created a negative opinion about the Congress Party in the public's eyes.
Identify those incidents.

• A. Censorship of the press
• B. Arrests of thousands of people
• C. Lok Sabha Elections in 1976
• D. Violation of fundamental rights

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

Violation of fundamental rights

Various incidents during the Emergency, such as the arrests of thousands of people, censorship of the press and violation of fundamental rights, created a negative opinion about the Congress Party in the public's eyes. The non-democratic rule of Congress gave an edge to the Janata Party; it started campaigns focussing on these issues.