The year 1977 will go down in history as the the party which dominated the Indian political scene for over 90 years, leading the country on to Independence, building the foundations of a democratic system ... and... under Indira Gandhi's Emergency, undermining that very democratic system.When 1977 rolled in, the Congress had already suffered grievously from inner decay. The 19 months of Emergency had paralysed the party. In fact, Indira Gandhi had virtually declared it redundant at the Gauhati AICC earlier when she extolled the Youth Congress - then led by son Sanjay - as having "stolen the thunder" from the Congress.Published By: AtMigration Published On: Jan 12, 1998--- ENDS ---
