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TOP 9 News: Imposing emergency was a mistake, says Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

News | Mar 03, 2021, 09:47 AM IST

In a conversation with Kaushik Basu, professor in the Cornell University in the US and India's former chief economic advisor, Gandhi said he is all for internal democracy in the Congress, which fought for India's independence, gave the country its Constitution and stood for equality. Asked about his views on the Emergency, he said, "I think that was a mistake. Absolutely, that was a mistake. And my grandmother (Indira Gandhi) said as much."

Emergency was a mistake: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

News | Mar 02, 2021, 11:30 PM IST

Terming the Emergency that was imposed by former prime minister Indira Gandhi a "mistake", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said what happened during that period was "wrong", but it was fundamentally different from the current scenario as the Congress at no point attempted to capture the country's institutional framework.

Aaj Ki Baat: The untold story of how Rajat Sharma was tortured, imprisoned during 1975 Emergency

Aaj Ki Baat | Jun 25, 2020, 11:44 PM IST

India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma reveals the untold story of how he was tortured by Delhi Police and then imprisoned in Tihar jail during 1975 Emergency. Watch Aaj Ki Baat for in-depth coverage.