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9 responses to “Emergency in India, When Congress Crushed Democracy and Contribution of RSS in Restoring it”

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   […] was occasionally heard, as it was in 1977 in the elections that followed the disastrously unpopular Emergency declared by prime minister Indira Gandhi, there could be a sudden sense of its almost volcanic […]

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   adhyaya

   June 25, 2015 at 3:12 pm

   What has been true of every praise that is uttered on the role of RSS in Emergency, some media “crooks” always quote Dr.Subramanian Swamy’s account of Emergency (from his column ‘Unlearnt lessons of the Emergency’, Dt:13/June/2000) only to malign RSS and spread wrong information, who otherwise bitterly hate him! Truth about what happened during the crucial meeting between Sangh leaders and Indira’s emissary: (Excerpts from the book: “RSS, A Vision in Action”, by Sri H.V.Seshadri):

   1975-1977, Emergency: A Crucial Decision

   The Sangh leadership had to face a crucial test. It was the first week of March’1977. Elections were just a couple of weeks away. A very senior intelligence officer sought a secret interview with the leaders outside. Accordingly his meeting with five top leaders of Sangh was arranged. He proposed that the lifting of the ban on RSS could be considered if it withdrew its ranks from the election campaign.

   The arguments advanced by him were as follows:

   When the Government itself had come forward with a conciliatory gesture, was it not but proper that RSS too should respond in the same spirit? Already the RSS men were rotting in jails for over 21 months! After all, how much longer could they stand it ?

   The reply was firm and unequivocal:

   Any compromise with the government at such a crucial juncture would be a betrayal of the nation. The Sangh would prefer to see the crisis resolved by the ballot. If the verdict was adverse, it was prepared to continue the struggle as before.

   The morale of the Sangh workers in jails was excellent. The underground movement outside also was gathering greater popular support. The workers, outside or inside, would never tolerate any move which would turn all their sufferings and sacrifice into a waste. If the government were to lift the ban and release the workers, their indignation against it would be probably assuage d a bit. That is all that the government could expect by way of recompense to their gesture.

   Finally, the officer was asked, “Did you seriously believe that the Sangh would succumb to such an offer which would be nothing short of stabbing the nation in the back – just to save its skin?”
   The proposal fell through. The office departed. As he was crossing the threshold, he turned back and slowly said, “I expected the same from you. And I am proud of you.”
   The last-minute tactics of Indira Gandhi to divide and demoralise the Opposition ranks had failed. She lost in the gamble of elections. And the nation had won.

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   klakkaraju

   June 26, 2013 at 4:45 pm

   The Indian Express led by Goenka ji left the editorial page blank as a mark of protest during Emergency
   

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   Kasinadh Lakkaraju

   June 26, 2013 at 4:42 pm

   Shanker’s Weekly was closed because of Emergency. Here is the profile of the Cartoonist par excellence:
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Shankar_Pillai

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   klakkarajuKasinadh Lakkaraju

   June 26, 2013 at 11:54 am

   My father Late Sri.L.Ramanadha Rao garu, advocate at Tenali was arrested on the same evening as he was the then Guntur District President of Bharateeya Jan Sangh. That evening he went for a walk along with his friends and followers, the police approached him on the way and issued arrest warrant. By then Sri Ramacharyulu, a veteran swayamsewak and Jansanghee of Tenali was already arrested. Then my father came with police to home. He packed his clothes and left for the jail. He told our mother, that he did not know to which jail, he would be taken. It was a kind of shock for a middle class family. My brother was to join, REC, Warangal, I was studying 7th class and my sister in 1st standard. The big question was, whether my brother should join BE in REC. My relatives and swayam sewaks said they would support us and he should join the course. Thus my brother at the age of 17 years went on his own to Warangal and joined the college. Of course , he had a few thick friends and neighbors studying there already. To save money, he used to stay in a room outside the college and do the cooking along with his friends and study. My father was lodged in Central jail, Rajahmundry. My mother and sister shifted to Rajahmundry where my maternal grand father stayed. I stayed back at Tenali and one of my uncles ( my father’s elder brother – Late Sri Lakkaraju Sadaasivarao garu) shifted his family to Tenali from Bapatla. He was posted to Vijayawada municipality. His job demanded that, he was to stay at Vijayawada only. However, he used to travel daily between Tenali and Vijayawada. Swayamsewaks used to collect some funds to support our family. Though it was not sufficient. their promptness was really touching. We had a moral dilemma, whether to accept that help. My mother asked my father whether we should accept the help. Then my father told her that he was representing them in the jail, so we could accept the help, only to the extent, we needed.
   Once in 10 days police used to visit our house to question us, how we were surviving, who were helping us, whether any of our relatives were staying with us. My aunt, a lawyer who was taking care of my father’s clients used to answer their queries. In the end we used to ask then when we my father could be released. They were not sure but used to say 3 months time.
   One of my relatives who who had influence with the then State Home Minister could access, my fathers case. In the file my father was described as Hardcore RSS Worker. Then the Home Minister expressed his helplessness to release my father.
   Those days I used to find cyclostyled papers thrown into our house at night. These papers used to describe the atrocities during emergency and how the fight was going on.
   I used to be treated well by my neighbors and friends. They used to appreciate that I was staying away from my parents at that age. Once, one of my classmates heckled me that I was son of a Khaidee in the classroom. Of course, I took care of him in the school ground later.
   At that time, my father’s jail mates were SarvaSri Jupudi Yagna Narayana, Varanasi Suryanarayana Murthy ( I think he is father of Sri Ram Madhav Ji), Komaragiri Krishnamohan, Gottipati Muralimohan, Ravindranath ( Advocate – Narasarao Peta), Dr.NSN Raju ( Trustee of Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada), Subbaraju (Old Congress if I am right).
   They used to have fun at the jail. They used to supervise cooking, learn languages, write poetry. My father’s poems are still with me. His other colleagues belonged to communist parties, Naxalites, Old Congress, Anand Margies, smugglers etc. He had friendship with all of them. He used to tell that even cats did not venture into the area of naxals, as they used to catch and eat them as a preparation for war/ jungle life. Anand Margies used to fight with Naxals violently. Anand Margies used to dance at midnight with a skull in their hand on Amavasya.
   My father was released after 18 months 19 days. It taught us how to survive adversity and how to adjust and live for ideals. It taught us not to fear police, jail, arrest. My father repaid all the assistance we received during emergency. When Janata Party government asked him ,whether he needed any help from the government. He flatly refused.
   Later BJS merged in Janata Party. Later BJP was started with Gandhian Socialism slogan. My father was disappointed with cultural change in BJP. He left BJP and joined BMS. Most of his followers were Muslim artisans. He was very good at Muslim Law.
   The only undue attachment, we have is with BJP which we want to grow as a principled party and govern the nation. We feel it as our family, though the present crop of leaders may not have similar feelings, which is very natural.
   I thank Arise Bharath for reminding us of those days.

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      కాశీనాథ్ లక్కరాజు

      June 28, 2015 at 4:12 pm

      In emergency only family members and listed relatives of the prisoner were allowed to meet the prisoner monthly once. If memory serves well Sri Gopala Swamy Pillalamarri garu a veteran journalist from Tenali went on my maternal uncle’s name to meet my father in Rajahmundry central jail. My father Late Sri Lakkaraju Ramanadharao garu, advocate , Tenali was arrested for 18 monthys 19 days. Sri Ram Madhav ji’s father was also in the same prison, if I am correct.

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   Bharat

   June 26, 2013 at 11:27 am

   Many swayamsevaks were sent behind the bars during emergency. Among them my grand father Sri Shambhu Nath Dixit and his elder brother Shri Chakradhar Dixit, also went to jail. They were all sent to Naini Central jail (Allahabad).

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   Sumanth

   June 26, 2013 at 10:08 am

   What about news accounts in contemporary foreign media ? any references would be nice.

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