State Emergency Quotes
He was arguing that normal Constitutional limitations should not apply to the President in wartime.
The sectional and special interests and their money made that very difficult for most politicians to do.
India and Pakistan had separated and each wanted Kashmir to affiliate with them. Caught between the two countries, with a both Hindu and Muslim population, Kashmir tried to steer a neutral course and remain independent. Muslim irregular troops in small bands infiltrated into Kashmir started a campaign of terror—rape, pillaging, burning and looting. Kashmir was falling apart under the pressure. To survive, the Kashmiri Maharaja asked for help from India with accession being the price. India beat back the Muslim terrorists and, India and Pakistan have been fighting against each other over Kashmir ever since. See {618270} for the response which dictated the history of Kashmir for the next 60 years.
India is composed of states much like the United States. However, under the Indian Constitution the sovereignty of the individual states is not guaranteed as in the United States. When the national government of India feels that a particular state is unable to govern themselves properly due to violence, corruption, or incompetence of the state governor and his administration, “President’s Rule” is declared and that entire state is operated as a department of the Federal government until the state is stabilized and “President’s Rule” is revoked.
