Sanjay Gandhi was man in a hurry, played significant role in decision-making during Emergency: Sonia

Sanjay Gandhi was a ‘man in a hurry’: Sonia writes in memoir

Sonia Gandhi, who had an inside view of developments during the period between June 1975 and March 1977, recalls how India woke up to the Emergency on the morning of June 26, 1975.

‘If I resign, RSS will have its way’: Sonia reveals Indira’s fears, Sanjay’s Emergency excesses in memoir - The Tribune

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi feared that resigning in 1975 would split the Congress and allow the RSS to gain political ground, even as her elder son Rajiv Gandhi advised her to step down following the Allahabad High Court verdict against her, Sonia Gandhi has revealed in her memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love, released on Tuesday.

Sanjay Gandhi was man in a hurry, played significant role in decision-making during Emergency: Sonia

In her insights, Sonia Gandhi discusses Sanjay Gandhi's pivotal role during the Emergency from 1975 to 1977. She highlights the repression of political opposition and the erosions of civil liberties that defined this era. Sanjays ambitious strategies, particularly in family planning and urban development, ignited public backlash against the regime.

Sanjay was man in a hurry, played significant role in decision-making during Emergency: Sonia

In her new memoir, Sonia Gandhi reflects on Sanjay Gandhi's significant decision-making role during the Emergency and Indira Gandhi's growing unease with the clampdown.