Delhi: Democratic rights were curtailed constitutionally during Emergency, says Sonia Gandhi

Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson <b>Sonia Gandhi</b> has stated that democratic rights were curtailed during the Emergency, but the action was executed constitutionally. Speaking in an interview published on Saturday ahead of the launch of her book <b>'Belonging: A Journey of Love'</b>, she explained that the then prime minister was struggling to cope with rapidly deteriorating circumstances. She also pointed out that <b>Indira Gandhi</b> herself later publicly expressed regret and apologized for the excesses committed during that period.