LUCKNOW, Oct. 30 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday released a book "Bharat Aantarik Emergency 1975". The book authored by former UP minister Shatrudra Prakash details the Emergency imposed between 1975 and 1977, the restrictions placed on democratic rights and the movements launched in opposition to it. It mentions the arrests of opposition leaders and social activists, censorship of newspapers and restrictions on civil liberties during the tenure of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The book records the period of the Emergency from June 25, 1975, to March 23, 1977, as a difficult phase for Indian democracy. It also refers to the movement led by Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan, forced sterilisation, removal of poor settlements and issues related to constitutional institutions. The book describes how anti-Emergency views and messages concerning democratic rights were disseminated through an underground cyclostyled bulletin named "Ranbheri". htc...