{"id":3763,"date":"2025-07-23T06:52:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T06:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/when-indira-gandhi-defended-the-emergency-in-this-1975-interview-bbc-news-india\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T06:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T06:52:04","slug":"when-indira-gandhi-defended-the-emergency-in-this-1975-interview-bbc-news-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/when-indira-gandhi-defended-the-emergency-in-this-1975-interview-bbc-news-india\/","title":{"rendered":"When Indira Gandhi defended the Emergency in this 1975 Interview | BBC News India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GZvniZqoH_8?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Fifty years ago, in June 1975, India\u2019s then prime minister Indira Gandhi declared a nationwide Emergency. Civil liberties were suspended, opposition leaders jailed and the press censored.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with journalist Paul Saltzman in September 1975, Mrs Gandhi defended her decision to impose the Emergency, claiming it was necessary to safeguard the \u201ccountry\u2019s unity and integrity\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have not taken any powers whatsoever. We are functioning absolutely within the constitution,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>#indiragandhi #indiragandhiinterview #indiragandhiemergency #indiragandhibbcinterview1975<br \/>\nClick here to subscribe to our channel \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/bbc.in\/3whmDp3<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nThis is the official BBC News India channel. If you want to understand and follow the India story, we hope this will be your home. 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