Before Indira Gandhi was released from jail on 26th December 1978, a plane was hijacked by Congress workers
In 1978, on this day, 26th Indira Gandhi was released from jail, 6 days after Congress workers decided to hijack a plane to demand her release. Following the draconian emergency, Indira Gandhi was detained for breach of privilege and contempt of the Indian Parliament and her arrest invoked massive protests by Congress supporters throughout the country.
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