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PM Modi calls Emergency "darkest chapter" in India's democratic history; C
Updated : 9 months ago IST
PM Modi said that no Indian will ever forget the manner in which the spirit of our Constitution was violated.
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Assam: CM takes part in BJP's Mock Parliament to commemorate dark chapter
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The 21 months of Emergency are known for forced mass sterilisations, press censorship, suspension of constitutional rights and centralisation of power.
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Himachal CM slams BJP over 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' campaign, says Congress
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for observing Emergency Day as a "black day", saying that the party is tarnishing the very Constitution that gave it power.
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"Attempt was made to crush soul of Constitution 50 yrs ago": CM Pushkar Si
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed to nominate nodal officers at the government level for the prompt disposal of the issues of democracy fighters
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J-K: Security forces conduct joint mock drill at Baltal base camp ahead of
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The exercise saw coordinated participation from multiple agencies, including the Jammu and Kashmir Police, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), 49 Battalion CRPF, the Indian Army, Health Department, and Fire and Emergency Services.
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Emergency a warning against future dictatorship: Amit Shah
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Terming the imposition of Emergency in India for 21 months from 1975 to 1977, the Home Minister said, "Bad incidents usually should be forgotten in life. And it is correct, but when it relates to social life and national life, then bad incidents should be remembered forever, so that the yout
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"Darkest chapter in Indian democracy": Rajnath Singh on 50th anniversary o
Updated : 9 months ago IST
In a post on X, Rajnath Singh posted, "Fifty years ago today, a nefarious attempt was made to strangle Indian democracy through the imposition of Emergency. People still remember the Emergency as the darkest chapter in Indian democracy. By sidelining the Constitution, the manner in which the
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Kulgam Police conducts mock drill with security forces, health and emergen
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Ahead of the Amarnath Yatra 2025, Kulgam Police, in coordination with CRPF, BSF, Health Department, and Fire & Emergency Services, conducted a large-scale mock drill at key locations along the National Highway, including the Walnut Factory base camp in Qazigund and the FCI camp in Mirbaz
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Rajat Sharma recalls "dark night" of Emergency, his efforts to bring out c
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Senior journalist Rajat Sharma, who was jailed for 10 months during the Emergency, recalled the "dark night" when it was imposed and senior political leaders arrested, the struggles he endured and his attempts to keep up the flame of democracy and flow of information by bringing out a "cy
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"Country's sacred Constitution was murdered 50 years ago": Assam Minister
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Vice President Dhankhar recalled the dissenting voice of Justice HR Khanna during that time, stating, "In the Supreme Court at the time, one judge, HR Khanna, had dissented. A leading newspaper in the US had remarked that if ever democracy returns to 'Bharat', a monument will surely be built
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Hardeep Singh Puri recalls emergency, says filed with "anger, joined prote
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Marking 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas', observed on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency imposed in 1975, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday shared personal experiences from that era and highlighted the widespread suppression of civil liberties which filed him with "anger" and despite
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"He worked on ground as sadhu, sardarji, hippie..." Amit Shah shares insta
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, while speaking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new book 'The Emergency Diaries - Years that Forged a Leader', shared instances of PM covert operations while disguising himself as "sadhu, sardar, hippie incense stick seller and newspaper ven
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