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Sonia Gandhi Calls Imposing Emergency a Mistake, Says Even Indira Felt Same
✍️ TOI India
🗓 08 Nov 2026, 06:36 AM
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Sonia Gandhi has stated that the Emergency imposed in 1975-77 was a mistake, adding that even former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had come to feel the same.
Sonia Gandhi, the senior leader of the Indian National Congress, has publicly declared that the Emergency imposed by the government in 1975-77 was a mistake. In a statement reported by The Times of India, she emphasized that the period of emergency was a dark chapter in India’s democratic history.
Gandhi added that even former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who had been in power during the Emergency, had later come to acknowledge the wrongness of the measures taken. She said that the legacy of the Emergency has left a lasting impact on the nation’s political culture.
The statement comes at a time when the Congress party is reflecting on its past and seeking to distance itself from the controversial policies of the 1970s. Gandhi’s remarks are seen as an attempt to reaffirm the party’s commitment to democratic principles.
While the statement does not call for any legal or political action, it signals a broader acknowledgment within the party that the Emergency was a mistake that even its own leaders have come to recognize.
Gandhi added that even former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who had been in power during the Emergency, had later come to acknowledge the wrongness of the measures taken. She said that the legacy of the Emergency has left a lasting impact on the nation’s political culture.
The statement comes at a time when the Congress party is reflecting on its past and seeking to distance itself from the controversial policies of the 1970s. Gandhi’s remarks are seen as an attempt to reaffirm the party’s commitment to democratic principles.
While the statement does not call for any legal or political action, it signals a broader acknowledgment within the party that the Emergency was a mistake that even its own leaders have come to recognize.