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Saturday, June 26th, 2010 1
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рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рд░рд╛рдЬрдиреАрддрд┐рдХ рдЗрддрд┐рд╣рд╛рд╕ рдХреЗ рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рд░реНрдерд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдпрд╣ рд╕рджреИрд╡ рд╡рд┐рд╡рд╛рдж рдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рд╖рдп рд░рд╣реЗрдЧрд╛ рдХрд┐ рджреЗрд╢ рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдкрд╛рддрдХрд╛рд▓ 1975 рдХреА 25 рдЬреВрди рдпрд╛ 26 рдЬреВрди рдореЗрдВ рд╕реЗ рдХрдм рд▓рд╛рдЧреВ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ред

рддрдереНрдп рдпрд╣ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░рдкрддрд┐ рдиреЗ рдЖрдкрд╛рддрдХрд╛рд▓ рд╕рдореНрдмрдиреНрдзреА рдЙрджреНрдзреЛрд╖рдгрд╛ рдкрд░ 25 рдЬреВрди рдХреА рджреЗрд░ рд░рд╛рддреНрд░рд┐ рдХреЛ рд╣рд╕реНрддрд╛рдХреНрд╖рд░ рдХрд┐рдПред рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдХреЗрдмрд┐рдиреЗрдЯ рдХреЛ 26 рдЬреВрди рдХреЛ рд╕реБрдмрд╣ 6 рдмрдЬреЗ рд╕реВрдЪрд┐рдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ред рджреЗрд╢ рдХреЛ рдЗрд╕ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ 26 рдЬреВрди рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдд: 8 рдмрдЬреЗ рдЖрд▓ рдЗрдгреНрдбрд┐рдпрд╛ рд░реЗрдбрд┐рдпреЛ рдкрд░ рд╕реНрд╡рдпрдВ рдЗрдВрджрд┐рд░рд╛ рдЧрд╛рдВрдзреА рдХреЗ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рд░рдг рд╕реЗ рдкрддрд╛ рдЪрд▓рд╛ред

рдкреВрд░реНрд╡ рдХреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдПрдХ рдмреНрд▓реЙрдЧ рдореЗрдВ рдореИрдиреЗ рдкреНрд░рдзрд╛рдирдордВрддреНрд░реА рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрд╛рд▓рдп рдХреЗ рдПрдХ рд╡рд░рд┐рд╖реНрда рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░реА рдмрд┐рд╢рди рдЯрдВрдбрди рдХреА рдкреБрд╕реНрддрдХ рд╕реЗ рдХреБрдЫ рдЙрдареНрдардд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛ред рдЙрди рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рджрд┐рдиреЛрдВ рдХреА рдШрдЯрдирд╛рдУрдВ Click to Read More

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UNPARDONABLE ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY

Saturday, June 26th, 2010 15
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It will always remain a matter of dispute among students of Indian political history as to whether the Emergency clamped on the country in 1975 was on June 25 or on June 26.

Fact is that the President signed the Emergency Proclamation late night on June 25. But the Cabinet was informed about this only at 6.00 AM on June 26. The country came to know about it from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi herself on June 26 in an All India Radio broadcast made at 8.00 A.M.

In an earlier blog I have quoted from a book by a senior official in the Prime MinisterтАЩs Office Bishan Tandon. About the events of those crucial days there cannot be a more authentic record than this book titled PMO DIARY. The Foreword to this book has been written by renowned British constitutional pundit Granville Austin.

Austin writes :

тАЬThis insiderтАЩs account of events, coupled with Mr. TandonтАЩs analysis of their meaning, would be of little or no value to us had he then not had a reputation as a very accurate reporter - a reputation he possesses today. Well informed political analysts may now occasionally disagree with Mr. TandonтАЩs views of the time, but the accuracy of his account seems above reproach.тАЭ

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Here are some excerpts from Bishan TandonтАЩs diary of those days which would give readers unfamiliar with events Click to Read More

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25 рдЬреВрди, 1975 : рднрд╛рд░рдд рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдПрдХ рдирд╛ рднреВрд▓рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рджрд┐рди

Friday, June 25th, 2010 1
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рдирд╛рдЬреА рдЬрд░реНрдордиреА рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╡рд┐рд▓рд┐рдпрдо рд╢рд┐рд░рд░ рдХреА ‘рдж рд░рд╛рдЗрдЬ рдПрдгреНрдб рдлреЙрд▓ рдСрдл рдерд░реНрдб рд░рд╛рдЗрдХ’ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реА рдмрд╛рд░ рддрдм рдкреЭреА рдЬрдм рдореИрдВ рдХрд╛рд▓реЗрдЬ рдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рд░реНрдереА рдерд╛ред

рдЬреВрди 1975 рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдкрд╛рддрдХрд╛рд▓ рдХреА рдШреЛрд╖рдгрд╛ рдХреЗ рдХреБрдЫ рд╕рдордп рдмрд╛рдж рд╣реА рдореБрдЭреЗ рдЗрд╕ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд┐рдзреНрдж рдкреБрд╕реНрддрдХ рдХреА рдкреБрд░рд╛рдиреА рдкреНрд░рддрд┐ рд╣рд╛рде рд▓рдЧреАред рдЗрд╕рдиреЗ рдореБрдЭреЗ рдЖрдкрд╛рддрдХрд╛рд▓ рд╡рд┐рд░реЛрдзреА рднреВрдорд┐рдЧрдд рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХрд░реНрддрд╛рдУрдВ рдХреЗ рдЖрдВрджреЛрд▓рди рд╣реЗрддреБ ‘рдП рдЯреЗрд▓ рдСрдл рдЯреВ рдЗрдорд░рдЬреЗрдВрдиреНрд╕реАрд╕’ (рджреЛ рдЖрдкрд╛рддрдХрд╛рд▓реЛрдВ рдХреА рдЧрд╛рдерд╛) рд╢реАрд░реНрд╖рдХ рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рдкреЗрдореНрдлрд▓реЗрдЯ рд▓рд┐рдЦрдиреЗ рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░реЛрддреНрд╕рд╛рд╣рд┐рдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ред

рдпрд╣ рдкреЗрдореНрдлрд▓реЗрдЯ рди рдХреЗрд╡рд▓ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рд╡рд┐рддрд░рд┐рдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдЕрдкрд┐рддреБ рдЙрд╕ рд╡рд░реНрд╖ рдирдИ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рдореЗрдВ рд╣реБрдП рдХреЙрдордирд╡реЗрд▓реНрде рдкрд╛рд░реНрд▓рд┐рдпрд╛рдореЗрдВрдЯрд░реА рдХрд╛рдВрдлреНрд░реЗрдВрд╕ рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдП рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдирд┐рдзрд┐рдпреЛрдВ Click to Read More

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INDIA MUST NOT FORGET JUNE 25, 1975

Friday, June 25th, 2010 7
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I was a college student when I had first read William ShirerтАЩs тАШThe Rise and Fall of the Third ReichтАЩ about Nazi Germany.

Shortly after the imposition of the Emergency in June 1975, I happened to lay my hands on an old copy of this famous book. It prompted me to write a pamphlet for our Anti- emergency movementтАЩs underground activists, titled тАЬA Tale of Two Emergencies”.

The pamphlet was circulated not only among our own people but also among delegates who had come for the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference held in New Delhi that year.

Today, on June 25, I feel it would be worthwhile reproducing some essential parts of this pamphlet here :

A TALE OF TWO EMERGENCIES
[Written in Bangalore Central Jail some time in September, 1975]

William ShirerтАЩs тАШThe Rise and Fall of the Third ReichтАЩ is regarded as a monumental, definitive work on the history of Nazi Germany. Going through it a second time these days, I have been greatly struck by the remarkable, but disturbing similarity between the methodology of Adolf Hitler to make himself an absolute dictator and the steps being taken by Indira Gandhi here to decimate and destroy Indian democracy.

When the Weimar Constitution was adopted in 1919, it was hailed as the тАЬmost Click to Read More

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рдирд╛рдирд╛ рдЪреБрдбрд╛рд╕рдорд╛ : рдореБрдВрдмрдИ рдХреЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдЯреНрд╡реАрдЯрд░

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 2
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рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реЗ рдХреБрдЫ рджрд░реНрд╢рдХреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдореИрдВ рдЕрдиреЗрдХ рдкреБрд╕реНрддрдХ рд▓реЛрдХрд╛рд░реНрдкрдг рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХреНрд░рдореЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реВрдВред рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдЧрддреН рд╕рдкреНрддрд╛рд╣ рдореБрдВрдмрдИ рдореЗрдВ рд╣реБрдЖ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХреНрд░рдо рд╕рдЪрдореБрдЪ рдореЗрдВ рдЕрджреНрднреБрдд рдерд╛ред

рдкреБрд╕реНрддрдХ рдХреА рд╡рд┐рд╖рдп рд╡рд╕реНрддреБ рдЕрдиреЛрдЦреА рдереА рдФрд░ рдЙрд╕реА рддрд░рд╣ рд╡рд╣ рд╡реНрдпрдХреНрддрд┐ рднреА рдЬрд┐рд╕рдиреЗ рдЗрд╕ рдкреБрд╕реНрддрдХ рдХреЛ рдЬрдиреНрдо рджрд┐рдпрд╛ред

рдореИрдВ рдирд╛рдирд╛ рдЪреБрдбрд╛рд╕рдорд╛ рдХреЛ рд╕рддреНрддрд░ рдХреЗ рджрд╢рдХ рдХреЗ рдкреНрд░рд╛рд░рдореНрдн рд╕реЗ рддрдм рд╕реЗ рдЬрд╛рдирддрд╛ рд╣реВрдВ рдЬрдм рдореЗрд░реЗ рдорд┐рддреНрд░ рдФрд░ рдЧреБрдЬрд░рд╛рдд рдореЗрдВ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдЯреА рдХреЗ рд╕рд╣рдпреЛрдЧреА рд╕реНрд╡рд░реНрдЧреАрдп рдордХрд░рдиреНрдж рджреЗрд╕рд╛рдИ рдиреЗ рдЙрдирд╕реЗ рдореЗрд░рд╛ рдкрд░рд┐рдЪрдп рдХрд░рд╛рдпрд╛ рдерд╛ред рддрдм рд╕реЗ рдЕрдХреНрд╕рд░ рдЕрдиреЗрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рд╣рдо рдорд┐рд▓реЗ рдФрд░ рдкрд░рд╕реНрдкрд░ рд╕рдореНрдорд╛рди рд╣рдордХреЛ рдПрдХ-рджреВрд╕рд░реЗ рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рдВрдзреЗ рд░рдЦреЗ рд╣реБрдП рд╣реИред рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рд▓рдп рдХрд╛ рдХрдиреНрд╡реЛрдХреЗрд╢рди рд╣реЙрд▓ рдЙрд╕ рджрд┐рди рдЦрдЪрд╛рдЦрдЪ рднрд░рд╛ рдерд╛ред рд╣реЙрд▓ рдЗрддрдирд╛ рднрд░рд╛ рдерд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЙрд╕ рд╢рд╛рдо рдореЗрд░реЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдЧрдИ рдореЗрд░реА Click to Read More

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Nana Chudasama : MumbaiтАЩs Original Tweeter

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 6
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In the past few decades I have attended many book-release functions. But the one I participated in at Mumbai last week was truly unique.

The nature of the book was unique, and so was the individual who had given birth to the book.
The Book
I have known Nana Chudasama since the early seventies when my friend and party colleague late Makarand Desai of Gujarat introduced me to him. Since then we have been meeting often enough to bind us together in ties of mutual esteem. The University Convocation Hall in the Fort Area of Mumbai was jampacked that day. The cream of the city was present, both in the Hall, as well as on the dais. The Hall was so crowded this evening that my daughter Pratibha who had accompanied me to the function had to remain standing for nearly half an hour.

The book has been titled History on a Banner. The well known writer Shobha De has commented, “There have been just two significant voices that have accurately reflected the hopes and frustrations of the тАШaam aadmiтАЩ in Mumbai тАУ R.K. LaxmanтАЩs and Nana ChudasamaтАЩs. R.K. Laxman is famous because of his cartoons. Nana is famous because of his banners.”

For over three decades now, for occasional visitors to Mumbai like me, a drive along Marine Drive has been as much an attraction as Click to Read More

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рдЖрдкрд╛рддрдХрд╛рд▓ рдХреА рд╕реНрдореГрддрд┐рдпрд╛рдБ

Saturday, June 19th, 2010 4
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рдЖрдЬ рдкреВрд░реА рджреБрдирд┐рдпрд╛ рдореЗрдВ рднрд╛рд░рдд рдХреЛ рд╕рдореНрдорд╛рди рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рдирд╣реАрдВ рдорд┐рд▓рддрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЙрд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рдЙрднрд░рддреА рд╣реБрдИ рдмреЬреА рдЖрд░реНрдерд┐рдХ рд╢рдХреНрддрд┐ рдорд╛рдирд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдЕрдкрд┐рддреБ рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рднреА рдорд┐рд▓рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рд╡рд┐рдХрд╛рд╕рд╢реАрд▓ рджреЗрд╢реЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рд╕реЗ рднрд╛рд░рдд рд╣реА рдПрдХрдорд╛рддреНрд░ рджреЗрд╢ рд╣реИ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдВ рд▓реЛрдХрддрдВрддреНрд░ рдЬреАрд╡рдВрдд рдФрд░ рд╕рд╢рдХреНрдд рдврдВрдЧ рд╕реЗ рдЪрд▓ рд░рд╣рд╛ рд╣реИред

рд╣рд╛рд▓рд╛рдВрдХрд┐, рджреЗрд╢ рдХреЗ рднреАрддрд░ рдЕрдиреЗрдХреЛрдВ рд▓реЛрдЧ рдЗрд╕ рдмрд╛рдд рд╕реЗ рдЕрдирдЬрд╛рди рд╣реИрдВ рдХрд┐ рдЬреВрди, 1975 рдореЗрдВ рд╣рдо рдПрдХ рдРрд╕реА рд╕реНрдерд┐рддрд┐ рдореЗрдВ рдЖ рдЧрдП рдереЗ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдВ рд╕рддреНрддрд╛рд░реБреЭ рджрд▓ рдмрд╣реБрджрд▓реАрдп рд▓реЛрдХрддрдВрддреНрд░ рдХреЛ рджрдлрдирд╛рдХрд░ рдПрдХрджрд▓реАрдп рд▓реЛрдХрддрдВрддреНрд░ рд╕реНрдерд╛рдкрд┐рдд рдХрд░рдирд╛ рдЪрд╛рд╣рддрд╛ рдерд╛редрдЗрд╕ рдорд╛рд╕ рдХреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдмреНрд▓реЙрдЧреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ, рдореИрдВ рд╡рд┐рд╢реЗрд╖рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рд╡рд╣ рд╕рдм рд╕реНрдорд░рдг рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреА рдХреЛрд╢рд┐рд╢ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣рд╛ рд╣реВрдВ рдЬреЛ 26 рдЬреВрди, 1975 рдХреЛ рджреЗрд╢ рдкрд░ рдереЛрдкреЗ рдЧрдП рдЖрдкрд╛рддрдХрд╛рд▓ рдХреЗ рд╕рдордп рдШрдЯрд┐рдд рд╣реБрдЖред

рджреЗрд╢ рдХреЛ рд╕реНрд╡рддрдВрддреНрд░ рднрд╛рд░рдд рдХреЗ рдЗрддрд┐рд╣рд╛рд╕ Click to Read More

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MEMORIES OF THE EMERGENCY

Saturday, June 19th, 2010 2
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Today, India commands respect in the world, not only because it is perceived as an emerging economic power, but also because from among the developing countries, it is the only one that has been functioning as a vibrant and vigorous democracy.

Within the country, however, many are blissfully unaware that in June 1975 we came very close to a situation when the ruling party wanted to bury multi-party democracy and introduce a single party set up. In my blogs this month, therefore, I have been consciously trying to recall the happenings of the Emergency inflicted on the country on 26th June, 1975.

The country needs to be intensely alive to this phase of independent IndiaтАЩs history. Allowing this phase to be forgotten would be tantamount to doing a grave disservice to Democracy!

As I pointed out last week two events that took place on 12th June, 1975 led to the Emergency. And the Emergency brought to the surface the innate distrust some leaders of the ruling party have always had for democracy. Smt. Gandhi herself once said those days: тАЬThe nation is more important than democracyтАЭ.

The National Herald, the daily paper in Delhi started by Pandit Nehru, wrote an editorial then praising the one party system in African states like Tanzania as being no less virile than the multi-party system. The paper observed:

тАЬThe Westminster model need not be the best model, and some African states Click to Read More

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12 рдЬреВрди рдХрд╛ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡

Saturday, June 12th, 2010 2
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рдЖрдЬ рдореИрдВ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдЯреА рдХреА рджреЛ-рджрд┐рд╡рд╕реАрдп рд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░реАрдп рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХрд╛рд░рд┐рдгреА рдХреА рдмреИрдардХ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдкрдЯрдирд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд╣реВрдВред рдкрд╛рд░реНрдЯреА рдЕрдзреНрдпрдХреНрд╖ рд╢реНрд░реА рдирд┐рддрд┐рди рдЧрдбрдХрд░реА рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдЧрдард┐рдд рдирдИ рд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░реАрдп рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХрд╛рд░рд┐рдгреА рдХреА рдпрд╣ рдкрд╣рд▓реА рдмреИрдардХ рд╣реЛрдЧреАред

рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХрд╛рд░рд┐рдгреА рдореЗрдВ рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реА рдмрд╛рд░ рдмрдиреЗ рд╕рджрд╕реНрдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЖрдЬ рдХреА рддрд┐рдерд┐ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЖрдк рдореЗрдВ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рд╣реЛрдЧреАред рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдЬреЛ 1947 рд╕реЗ рджреЗрд╢ рдХреА рд╕реНрд╡рддрдВрддреНрд░рддрд╛ рдХреЗ рд╕рдордп рд╕реЗ рдШрдЯрдирд╛рдХреНрд░рдо рдХреЛ рджреЗрдЦрддреЗ рдЖ рд░рд╣реЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рдЙрдирдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЖрдЬ рдЕрд╡рд┐рд╕реНрдорд░рдгреАрдп рдорд╣рддреНрд╡ рдХрд╛ рдРрддрд┐рд╣рд╛рд╕рд┐рдХ рджрд┐рди рд╣реИред

рднрд╛рд░рдд рдХреЗ рд░рд╛рдЬрдиреАрддрд┐рдХ рдЗрддрд┐рд╣рд╛рд╕ рдореЗрдВ 12 рдЬреВрди рдПрдХ рдЕрддреНрдпрдиреНрдд рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рддрд┐рдерд┐ рд╣реИ ред рдпрд╣ рд╡рд╣ рддрд┐рдерд┐ рд╣реИ рдЬрд┐рд╕реЗ рджреЗрд╢ рдХреЛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рднреВрд▓рдирд╛ рдЪрд╛рд╣рд┐рдПред рдкреИрдВрддреАрд╕ рд╡рд░реНрд╖ рдкреВрд░реНрд╡ рдареАрдХ рдЗрд╕реА рджрд┐рди рджреЛ рдРрд╕реА рдШрдЯрдирд╛рдПрдВ рдШрдЯреАрдВ, рдЬрд┐рдирдХреЗ Click to Read More

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THE IMPORTANCE OF JUNE 12

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I am in Patna today for the two-day session of the partyтАЩs National Executive. This will be the first meeting of the new National Executive named by President Nitin Gadkari.

For the host of young first timers in the Executive today would be an important date for that reason itself. But those keeping track of the events in independent India since 1947, today is a historical date of landmark significance.

In the annals of IndiaтАЩs political history June 12 is a very important date. It is a date the country must not forget.

Exactly on this date, thirty five years ago, two events occurred which if the EstablishmentтАЩs reaction to those events had stabilised, and their intentions had succeeded, Indian democracy would have been completely annihilated. Today, we would have been living in a different India. It would certainly not have been an India which is respected immensely because it has been a successful democracy.

I am recalling today 12th June, 1975. I have in front of me a publication titled PMO DIARY : Prelude to the Emergency by B.N. Tandon. I have known the author and his family closely for over four decades. The family lived next door to my residence in Pandara Park. Bishan Tandon has been a senior IAS official who in Mrs. GandhiтАЩs regime was Joint Secretary in the Prime MinisterтАЩs Office. When I was Information and Broadcasting Minister in Shri Morarji Click to Read More

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