Consider the following statements with reference to National Emergency Article 352 President proclai...........

Explanation:

Under Article 352, the President can declare a national emergency when the security of India or a part of it is threatened by war or external aggression or armed rebellion.

• It may be noted that the president can declare a national emergency even before the actual occurrence of war or external aggression or armed rebellion, if he is satisfied that there is an imminent danger.
• The President, however, can proclaim a national emergency only after receiving a written recommendation from the cabinet.
• This means that the emergency can be declared only on the concurrence of the cabinet and not merely on the advice of the prime minister.
• In 1975, the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi advised the president to proclaim emergency without consulting her cabinet. The cabinet was informed of the proclamation after it was made, as a fait accompli.
• The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 introduced this safeguard to eliminate any possibility of the prime minister alone taking a decision in this regard.

Hence only statement 1st is correct.