Censorship

25 Jun 1975

In power

INC — Centre

Acted

Centre

Under

Censorship Order of 26 June 1975 under the Defence of India Rules, 1971; Rule 48, Defence and Internal Security of India Rules

On the night of 25-26 June 1975 the electricity connections of newspaper presses in Delhi were cut from about 2 a.m.; the head of the Delhi electricity undertaking told the Shah Commission that the Lieutenant Governor said these were orders from the Prime Minister's house. The Commission held that the disconnection had no legal authority. A Censorship Order was issued on 26 June 1975. Censorship guidelines later barred editors from leaving editorial columns blank, which the Information and Broadcasting Minister told the Commission was treated as a sign of protest. The Express group's newspapers ran a blank editorial space on 28 June 1975. [1][2]

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