Original Gujarati OCR
શ્રીમતી ગાંધીએ ભારતના રાષ્ટ્રપતિને લખેલ ઉપર્યુક્ત પત્રમાં દાવો કર્યો હતો
કે, “અમને એવી માહિતી મળી છે કે આંતરિક તોફાનો દ્વારા ભારતની સુરક્ષાને નિશ્ચિત
ખતરો છે. તેથી આ મામલો અત્યંત આવશ્યક છે.”
શું ખરેખર આવું હતું? ૧૯૭૭માં જનતા પાર્ટીની સરકારે કટોકટી અંગે એક
જસ્ટિસ શાહ તપાસ પંચની રચના કરી હતી. જસ્ટિસ શાહ તપાસ dai તારણો
da જેટલાં સ્પષ્ટ છે કે કટોકટીના નિર્ણય પાછળ કોઈ આધાર નહોતો.
જસ્ટિસ શાહ તપાસ પંચનાં તારણો મુજબ
(a) On the economic front, as revealed by the Economic Survey 1975-
76, a Government of India publication, the prices had started falling
well prior to June 25, 1975. The wholesale price index had declined
by 7.4 per cent between the 3rd December 1974 and the last week
of March, 1975. The All-India Consumer Index had also on balance
shown a declining trend since November 1974. The number of
mandays lost due to strikes and lock-outs had also fallen steeply from
February, 1975 onwards as per statistics furnished by the Ministry of
Labour.
(b) On the law and order front, the fortnightly reports sent by the
Governors of various states to the President of India and by the Chief
Secretaries of the various State Governments to the Union Home
Secretary indicate that the law and order situation on the eve of the
declaration of Emergency was under control all over the country.
(૦ 11 reply to a questionnaire sent by this Commission, the Ministry of
Home Affairs, Government of India, have intimated that-
(i) “No reports from the State Governments were received indi-
cating any significant deterioration in the law and order situ-
ation in the period immediately preceding the proclamation of
Emergency”;
(ii) “The Home Ministry, at no time prepared any contingence plan
prior to June 25, 1975, with regard to the imposition of Internal
Emergency”;
(iii) “No steps were taken to mobilise Central Police Reserves for
any possible law and order breakdown before the declaration
of Emergency on the 25th June, 1975.”
(iv) “No paper was received from the Intelligence Bureau in the
Ministry of Home Affairs between 12th and 25th June 1975,
suggesting that the internal situation in the country warranted
the imposition of Internal Emergency.”
(v) “The Ministry of Home Affairs, at no stage, made any recom-
mendation to the prime Minister that the internal situation in
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English translation
Mrs. Gandhi made the claim in the above letter to the President of India
That, “We have received information that India's security has been compromised by internal disturbances
There is danger. So this matter is very urgent.”
Was it really so? In 1977, the Janata Party government agreed on the emergency
Justice Shah constituted the Commission of Inquiry. Justice Shah inquiry dai findings
da as clear that there was no basis behind the emergency decision.
According to the findings of the Justice Shah Commission of Inquiry
(a) On the economic front, as revealed by the Economic Survey 1975-
76, a Government of India publication, the prices had started falling
well prior to June 25, 1975. The wholesale price index had declined
by 7.4 percent between the 3rd December 1974 and the last week
of March, 1975. The All-India Consumer Index also had on balance
showed a declining trend since November 1974. The number of
Mondays lost due to strikes and lock-outs had also fallen steeply from
February, 1975 onwards as per statistics furnished by the Ministry of
Labour.
(b) On the law and order front, the fortnightly reports sent by the
Governors of various states to the President of India and by the Chief
Secretaries of the various State Governments to the Union Home
Secretary indicated that the law and order situation on the eve of the
declaration of emergency was under control all over the country.
(0 11 reply to a questionnaire sent by this Commission, the Ministry of
Home Affairs, Government of India, have intimated that-
(i) “No reports from the State Governments were received indi-
cating any significant deterioration in the law and order situa-
ation in the period immediately preceding the proclamation of
Emergencies”;
(ii) “The Home Ministry, at no time prepared any contingency plan
prior to June 25, 1975, with regard to the imposition of Internal
Emergencies”;
(iii) “No steps were taken to mobilize Central Police Reserves for
any possible law and order breakdown before the declaration
of Emergency on the 25th June, 1975.”
(iv) “No paper was received from the Intelligence Bureau in the
Ministry of Home Affairs between 12th and 25th June 1975,
suggesting that the internal situation in the country warranted
the imposition of Internal Emergency.”
(v) “The Ministry of Home Affairs, at no stage, made any recom-
Mendation to the Prime Minister that the internal situation in
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