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...radio from reporting their speeches. After the Lok Sabha voted to approve the emergency by a margin of 336 to 59, the bulk of the opposition made an embittered but dignified protest and announced they would boycott the rest of the session. They then walked out. Said P.G. Mavalankar, an independent: "This is the most obnoxious piece of legislation ever introduced in the history of India." Undeterred, the government then moved for approval of a constitutional amendment barring court review of the emergency decree. It passed the lower house by 342 votes to 1. The lone dissenter was Shamim...
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