Congress MP KC Venugopal on Thursday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over his statement in Parliament regarding the emergency imposed in June 1975. He called it a grave matter that impacts the Parliament's credibility.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, while addressing the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Central Electronics on Wednesday said that the imposition of an emergency had plunged the world's largest democracy (India) into darkness and asserted that these days will never be seen again in the country.
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday adopted a resolution condemning the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as Speaker Om Birla read out the resolution condemning the act and said that June 25, 1975 will always be known as a black chapter in the history of India.
On the day when Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla condemned the Emergency, imposed in 1975, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal took a dig at the Centre saying that the entire "system" is trying to ensure that her husband stays in jail, something which is not lawful but r
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bansuri Swaraj hit out at the Congress party and said that 25 June 1975 was a black day for democracy when former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi strangled Indian democracy for their lust for power.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said that the night of June 25, 1975, came as a thunderbolt for this country as people were put in jail and the press was also banned.
The Emergency, which is considered to be one of the most controversial periods of independent India's history, was imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from June 25, 1975, to 1977.
The BJP said it will launch a nationwide programme to mark the 21-month state of Emergency imposed on June 25, 1975, by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will observe the 1975 Emergency Anniversary as a 'Black Day' on June 25, which marks the day when former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency in the country.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hit back at the opposition for accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of destroying democracy and reminded the Congress of the Emergency of 1975 when the fundamental rights of citizens were suspended.
On Wednesday, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi referred to the 1975 film Deewar and said that 'Mera baap gaddar hai' (my father is a traitor) should be written on the forehead of Shrikant Shinde, son of Maharashtra Chief Minister.
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