His routine during this period of detention displays his sense of detachment and stoic acceptance of the circumstances as they were. He operated his spinning wheel, did yoga, went for walks and did some reading and writing.
HC quashes PIL seeking provision for financial assistance along with free healthcare for political prisoners arrested and jailed during Emergency from 1975 to 1977.
“The cabinet, approved to provide Himachal Pradesh Lok Tantra Prahari Samman Rashi under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) and Defence of India Rule (DIR) to the people who took active participation for safeguarding the democracy and preserving the fundamental rights of the people from the period between 25 June, 1975 to 21 March, 1977,” an official spokesman said here.
Kuldip Nayar was among the journalists who had staunchly opposed Emergency, imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975. He had been jailed under MISA during the time
