Question

‘Save Democracy’ slogan was given by__
A.Telugu Desam Party
B.Congress Party
C.Janta Party
D.CPI(M)

Answer 1

Hint: The Janata Party is a political party established by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian National Congress as an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the Emergency that was imposed between 1975 and 1977. The party defeated the Congress in the general election of 1977 and Janata chief Morarji Desai became the first non-Congress prime minister in the history of independent modern India.

Complete answer: 'Save Democracy' was the Janata Party's slogan in the 1977 Lok Sabha elections. For the first time, the Janata party, along with the coalition, came into power to end the Congress Party's unilateral supremacy.
A socialist leader, Raj Narain, filed a legal letter in 1971 alleging electoral malpractice against Indira Gandhi. In her 1971 election win over Narain in the Rae Bareli constituency, Allahabad High Court found her guilty on 12 June 1975 of using unethical electoral practices. For the next six years, she was barred from contesting any election. Economic concerns, injustice and Gandhi's conviction led to massive demonstrations against the government of Congress (R), which responded by introducing a State of Emergency. The reasoning was that national security must be maintained. The government, however, instituted censorship of the press, postponed elections and outlawed protests and rallies.

Hence, The right answer is Option C.

Note: When the State of Emergency was lifted and new elections were called in 1977, opposition political parties such as Congress (O), Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Lok Dal and Congress (R) defectors joined to form the Janata Party, which captured the Indian Parliament with a sweeping majority.