The Government of India announced that June 25 will be remembered annually as "Constitution Murder Day" in remembrance of the Emergency declared by the Indira Gandhi government in 1975.
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.
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): On the 46th anniversary of the emergency imposed from 1975 to 1977, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the "dark days" marked by the period "can never be forgotten".
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine whether it would be feasible or desirable, after the passage of 45 years, if the declaration of Emergency in 1975 was unconstitutional or not.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 26 (ANI): In a statement on the 45th anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency, former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal had said that "safeguarding the secular and democratic fabric of the country is as important as defending its borders."
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday demanded an apology from the Congress party for using the slogan 'India is Indira and Indira is India' during emergency in 1975.