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From the archives: Take a look at HT’s coverage of the Emergency
The Emergency was imposed on June 25, 1975 and had evoked nationwide outrage.
Updated on: Jun 25, 2017, 13:55:52 IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke of the Emergency imposed on June 25 in 1975 and said that “such a black night” cannot be forgotten.
The Modi-led NDA government has decided to observe anti-Emergency day on June 25-26 and asked all its ministers to hold programmes across the country to remind people how Emergency was clamped by former PM Indira Gandhi in 1975.
As Modi speaks of the “black night” and democratic values, here’a glimpse of HT’s coverage from the period:
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