Union Ministers on Wednesday praised Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for his speech on the Emergency and asserted that future generations should be made aware of the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The leaders also criticised Congress for creating a ruckus while the House
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.
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.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi unleashed ruthless atrocities on the people of India during the Emergency.
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.
On the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised a sharp criticism at the Congress and said that the dark days of the emergency remind how the Congress Party trampled over the Constitution of India.
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.
Chandra Arya said that the celebration of the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by Khalistani supporters glorifying violence and hate demonstrates that "dark forces have been energized again and highlighted the concerns of Hindu Canadians regarding the recent inc
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.
The first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP in Kerala, Suresh Gopi, has called former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi the "Mother of India" and the late Congress leader and former Kerala Chief Minister K Karunakaran a "courageous administrator."
Canadian High Commissioner to India, Cameron MacKay has reacted to the recent incident of Khalistani supporters putting up imagery to glorify former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination, and said that "promotion of violence" is "never acceptable" in Canada.
Indian-origin Canadian member of Parliament Chandra Arya on Saturday stressed that the Khalistan supporters in Canada are once again attempting to instil fear of violence in "Hindu-Canadians" by putting up posters of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with bullet holes with her bodyguard