EMERGENCY, HUMAN RIGHTS, INDIRA GANDHI....CONGRESS 04Days before she imposed the Emergency in 1975, prime minister Indira Gandhi approved a takeover plan to assume the presidential powers as the supreme commander of the armed forces, reveals a new book throwing a fresh light on the dark chapter of the Indian democracy. Indiras son Sanjay Gandhi and his confidant Bansi Lal had hatched the plot days before the Allahabad high court judgement disqualified her from contesting elections for six years; however, she changed her mind after a meeting with the-then West Bengal chief minister Siddharth Shanker Ray, who suggested she instead impose internal Emergency, says the book Behind Closed Doors: Politics of Punjab, Haryana and the Emergency written by veteran journalist BK Chum. The book recalls the nocturnal meetings in the prime ministers house in the run-up to the Emergency. Masterly in sweep and meticulous in detail, Chums book recounts the events and players that shaped the history of Punjab and Haryana since the 1950s, which he reported extensively for different dailies such as the National Herald, Times of India, and Indian Express
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 05:06:44 +0000
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