Emergency left and right

HER Emergency rule was two months old when Indira Gandhi was poring over a traditional speech she would deliver at the Mughal-era Red Fort. It was Aug 15, India’s Independence Day, an occasion to make everything seem normal while left-wing and right-wing opponents languished in her prisons. Just then she was handed the message of Mujibur Rahman’s assassination by Bangladesh military officers two hours ago. She remained calm at the turn of events and decided to strictly withhold the informatio...

By [email protected] (Jawed Naqvi)