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www.GOALias.blogspot.com122 Politics in India since IndependenceChaudharyCharan Singh(1902-1987):Prime Ministerof India betweenJuly1979 - January1980; freedomfighter; activein the politics ofUttar Pradesh;proponent of ruraland agriculturaldevelopment; leftCongress partyand foundedBharatiya KrantiDal in 1967; twiceChief Ministerof U.P.; later hewas one of thefounders of theJanata Party in1977 and becameDeputy PrimeMinister andHome Minister(1977-79);founder ofLok Dal.I got it!Emergencywas like avaccinationagainstdictatorship. Itwas painful andcaused fever, butstrengthenedthe resistanceof ourdemocracy.Credit: R. K. Laxman in the Times of India Credit: R. K. Laxman in the Times of IndiaCredit: Atanu Roy/India TodayJanata Party’s faction fight inspired many cartoons at that time. Here is a selection.