"Emergency era a black chapter in Indian democracy": Tripura CM Manik Saha

Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 26 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha said on Wednesday that the emergency was an unbearable situation all over India and that everyone needs to be aware of it.
Chief Minister Saha said that such dark days should never return in the future, and everyone needs to learn from Prime Minister Narendra Modi about protecting democracy and respecting the Constitution.
The Chief Minister said this at a program titled Mock Parliament, which the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha organised at Sukanta Academy in Agartala.
At the program, CM Saha said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is encouraging the inclusion of youth in the Bharatiya Janata Party, especially those whose families have never been involved in politics.
"This will bring talented youth who can contribute to the country and the state. At that time, there was a turbulent political atmosphere during the 35 years of the CPM and the Congress-alliance era. But stability returned after our Bharatiya Janata Party government was established in Tripura. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat for about 13 years. After taking charge as Prime Minister in 2014, he showed how to run the country. Following him, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government is now running in about 20 states. Keeping in mind the Prime Minister's instructions and the thoughts of Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and Pandit Deen Dayal, we are also trying to move forward," said Dr. Saha.
The Chief Minister said that young men and women are now joining the Bharatiya Janata Party in large numbers.
"They need to be informed about history. They need to get a proper understanding of democracy. The current generation is unaware of the Emergency period, so they need to know about this history. Today, mock parliaments are being held in different places across the country. I hope that by joining such events, they will be able to learn about the concept of parliamentary politics in the coming days," he said.
CM Saha also said that there will always be a long black chapter of about 21 months in India's history--from June 25, 1975, to March 21, 1977--and now people often see Congress and Communists taking to the streets, saying there is no democracy.
"We need to learn from our famous Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, how to protect democracy and respect the Constitution. On this day in 1975, Emergency was declared without regard to the Constitution. Starting from our leader Lal Krishna Advani to Jayaprakash Narayan, RSS and Jana Sangh leaders were arrested and taken to jail at that time. What an unbearable situation the whole country was in. So everyone should know about these events. May such a dark day never come again," he added.
The event was attended by Bharatiya Janata Party State President and MP Rajib Bhattacharya, Yuva Morcha State President Sushanta Dev, Yuva Morcha Vice President Vicky Prasad, General Secretary and MLA Shambhu Lal Chakma, Bharatiya Janata Party State Vice President Tapas Bhattacharya, and other top leaders as distinguished guests. (ANI)