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Which President signed the Emergency proclamation on the night of 25 June 1975?
AFakhruddin Ali Ahmed
BVarahagiri V. Giri
CZakir Hussain Khan
DNeelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
1. Indira Gandhi recommended the Emergency at night.
2. President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed issued it immediately.
3. The Cabinet was told at 6 a.m. next day.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 6, The Crisis of Democratic Order._
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