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If the emergency has to be extended for more than three years, it can only be done by a Constitution of India constitutional amendment, as has happened in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. During such emergency, the President can take over the entire work of the executive, and the Governor administers the state in the name of the President.
On the advice of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed proclaimed a state of national emergency on 25 June 1975. The Emergency in India was a 21-month period from 1975 to 1977 when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency across the country by citing internal and external threats to the country. [1]
In July 2024, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced that the Government of India has decided to observe the 25th of June every year as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'. [2] This day is to commemorate the contributions of all Indian citizen who suffered difficulties during the 1975 Emergency. [3] [4]
[3] [4] This article is often used in conjunction with Article 356 to declare President's Rule in a state. The Supreme Court of India has opined that the Article does not provide any independent source of power other than those provided in Articles 356 and 357. [4]
Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to three years in the state of Punjab, Articles 352 and Article 359A amended to permit imposing emergency in state of Punjab or in specific districts of the state of Punjab. 60th: Amend article 276. [68] 20 December 1988 Profession Tax increased from a maximum of Rs. 250/- to a maximum of Rs ...
If the emergency needs to be extended for more than three years, this can be achieved by a constitutional amendment, as has happened in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. During such an emergency, the president can take over the entire work of the executive, and the governor administers the state in the name of the president.
The Emergency era had been widely unpopular, and the 42nd Amendment was the most controversial issue. The clampdown on civil liberties and widespread abuse of human rights by police angered the public. The Janata Party which had promised to "restore the Constitution to the condition it was in before the Emergency", won the 1977 general elections.
The Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Thirty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1975, made the declaration of "The Emergency" final and conclusive. In particular it codified and enlarged the State's power to remove fundamental rights from its citizens during states of emergency. [1]