SSC
INDIAN POLITY
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Question
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who has the power to proclaim emergency?
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prime minister
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vice president
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president
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chief justice
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The President can declare such an emergency only on the basis of a written request by the Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister.
Detailed explanation-2: -On the advice of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed proclaimed a state of national emergency on 25 June 1975.
Detailed explanation-3: -Article 356 gives wide powers to the Union government to assert its authority over a state if civil unrest occurs and the state government does not have the means to end it.
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