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who is the speaker of rajya sabha in 2017
Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu is an Indian politician and the current Vice President of India and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, in office since 11 August 2017.
when is the birthday of Venkaiah Naidu
Venkaiah Naidu was born 1 July 1949.
has Venkaiah Naidu been to jail
Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu protested against The Emergency and was imprisoned.
what was the emergency that Venkaiah Naidu protested
In India, the Emergency refers to an 18-month period from 1975 to 1977 when Indira Gandhi had a state of emergency declared across the country where Venkaiah Naidu protested.

Question: what was the cause of the emergency
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