BBC news: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi defeated in Raebareli
BBC news: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi defeated in Raebareli BBC news: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi defeated in Raebareli A few weeks after the Emergency was imposed, the situation was back to normal in the country. I, like most people in the country, was very Indignant that most political leaders opposed to the Congress and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi were imprisoned. The situation in the country had been very volatile for more than a year as a result of the students’ agitation in Gujarat and Bihar, the George Fernandes-led nationwide railway strike and the agitation led by Socialist leader Jaiprakash Narayan. The Allahabad High Court’s ruling disqualifying Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as Raibereli MP had come as the last straw on the camel’s back. Although I was then only a 10th standard student, I shared the people’s anger towards the Congress and Indira Gandhi. The atmosphere in the country at that time was surcharged. Indira Gandhi who realised that the situation was ...