Emergency disarmed working classes of their hard-won right to protest: Brinda Karat
In "An Education for Rita", which delves into the decade from 1975-1985, the veteran communist leader notes that the Emergency is generally recalled for the destruction of civil liberties and democratic rights while the assault on workers' rights is often overlooked.
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