Summer of 2014 in Punjab

The month of June brings another dreadful event to mind that changed many equations in India. 39 years ago on June 25^th 1975 a state of emergency was imposed in India by none other than the elected Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who was found guilty in election offence and disqualified by Allahabad Court and banned to fight elections for six years. She managed to get reprieve from a leftist judge Krishna Iyer of Supreme court. Once in Power she showed her true colours, emergency was imposed, press was gagged, and all other democratic institutions systematically demolished like the sovereignty of police and judiciary. Laws were changed to suit the ruling party. More than 100000 people were detained without trials. Civil services were reduced to rubber stamp and all the power were usurped by her in other words she became so authoritarian that even the opposition became timid and later silence. Blank warrants were signed by the judges for arrests and judgments were written under pressure. All the powers were transferred to politicians and the new mould of democracy was made were the elected members started usurping powers and they started dictating to police and civil servants. The hangover still remains such were the demolition power of her authoritarian rule. Why I am writing this? Because the younger generation needs to know that a constant vigil is required to safeguard the institution of democracy and that democracy should never be taken for granted and history should never be forgotten. History is always molded to suit the rulers but there is truth that comes out if we really look out.