{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-06T07:29:06.595Z","data":{"id":"janata-ls-1977-002","text":"Repeal the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) and release political prisoners","quote":"Repeal MISA, release all political prisoners, and review all other unjust laws.","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":null,"sector":"law-justice","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"1982-03-24","deadlineType":"implied","status":"kept","rating":10,"ratingRule":"kept","provisional":false,"confidence":"high","reason":"The Janata government ordered the release of all political detainees upon taking office in March 1977, and formally passed the Maintenance of Internal Security (Repeal) Act in July 1978 (per official legislative records).","evidence":[{"date":"1978-07-30","sourceType":"other","publisher":"Wikipedia","title":"Maintenance of Internal Security Act","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maintenance_of_Internal_Security_Act","quote":"The act was repealed in 1978 by the Janata Party government after they came to power following the 1977 general election.","stance":"supports"},{"date":"1977-03-24","sourceType":"other","publisher":"Wikipedia","title":"The Emergency (India)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emergency_(India)","quote":"Thousands of political leaders and dissidents detained without trial under MISA were released immediately after the elections.","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["misa","political-prisoners","repeal"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":null,"repeatOf":[],"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-06","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"janata-ls-1977","partyId":"janata-party","electionId":"ls-1977"}}