PoliticsPhoto: News18 HindiSonia Gandhi Defends Indira Gandhi on Emergency, Acknowledges Rights Suspension
Sonia Gandhi, Congress parliamentary party leader, stated in an interview with 'The Hindu' that democratic rights were curtailed and habeas corpus suspended during the 1975-77 Emergency, but it was done constitutionally. She defended then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, saying she managed violent protests and unrest. Sonia also noted Indira Gandhi later expressed regret and apologized for the excesses during Emergency.
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