Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on X, recalled the 1975 Emergency as a dark chapter, marking its 50th anniversary as Samvidhan Hatya Diwas. He criticised the Congress for suspending rights, muzzling Parliament, and targeting the poor via the 42nd Amendment.
Taking to 'X'. the Union Minister mentioned that the Emergency was a "conspiracy" by a family which was "intoxicated" by "power" and it was also a proof of Congress' "tyrannical" and "cruel" mindset which handed over emergency to the country by "murdering" the constitution.
As the Centre marks the 50th anniversary of the Emergency as 'Samvidhan Hatya Divas', Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma on Wednesday said that the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi turned the entire country into a prison in order to save her power.
On the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Emergency, Delhi BJP president Virendraa Sachdeva called it the "darkest chapter" in India's democracy. An exhibition at Connaught Place aims to educate youth about Congress's alleged assault on democratic values.
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Launching an attack against the DMK and Congress alliance, the statement said that DMK Chief Minister Stalin's alliance with the Congress party is a stark display of political opportunism. Given the Congress party's dark history of human rights abuses and loss of life during the Emergency, t
As the Centre marks the 50th anniversary of the Emergency as 'Samvidhan Hatya Divas', Samajwadi Party leader Ravidas Mehrotra recalled him and other SP leaders being jailed during the Emergency and said that the Constitution and democracy were murdered.
Hitting out at the Congress party on the 50th anniversary of Emergency, BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal said that the 'Samvidhan Hatya Divas' has become a "waterloo" for the Congress party.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah greeted Sumita Arya, a survivor of the Emergency era, and presented her with a copy of the Indian Constitution during an event commemorating 50 years since the imposition of the Emergency in 1975.
A comprehensive emergency mock exercise was successfully conducted at AAI MBB Airport in Agartala. The purpose of this exercise was to evaluate and enhance the airport's preparedness and emergency response capabilities, as stated in the release.