Without going into the nitty-gritty of why India faced emergency during 25 June 1975 – 21 March 1977, we can safely say that it was Mrs. Indira Gandhi who was responsible for it. Jaiprakash Narain, Raj Narain and George Fernandez were all bit players in the game of subversion of India. I am not going to go into the details but would like to say one thing – Sanjay Gandhi was no where near the scene when all this happened. However, in the party's official history released at the just-concluded plenary session. It clearly lays all the blame for all the ills of the period at the guy’s feet. One wonders why? One part of the family gets lionized while the other has been hung out to dry? Is it because Sanjay’s widow and her son belong to the BJP? I am no fan of Sanjay Gandhi. Far from it! But this act of the current day Congressmen seems a tad cruel to me. What do you think?Cong blames Sanjay for Emergency ‘excesses’
"Sanjay Gandhi had, by then, emerged as a leader of great significance. It was due to his support to family planning that the government decided to pursue it more vigorously. He also promoted slum clearance, anti-dowry measures and promotion of literacy but in an arbitrary and authoritarian manner much to annoyance of the popular opinion," says the party's official history released at the just-concluded plenary session. "
The article can be read at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cong-blames-Sanjay-Gandhi-for-Emergency-excesses/articleshow/7181279.cms
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