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.
Noting that India is the mother of democracy, Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday slammed Congress for the imposition of Emergency in 1975 and said, "we overcame a dark chapter like the Emergency because our nation never bows down to dictatorship".
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar alleged that stones and shoes were thrown at him by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers during his visit to Budge Budge when he was returning after meeting an injured BJP worker.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned the idea of observing June 25 as "Samvidhan Hatya Diwas" and said that she objected to the name. She questioned if democracy prevailed in the country under the current government.
"These people used to make fun of us in 1984 for being a party of two members. Today, the same party ruled the country once under the leadership of Atal Ji, and under the leadership of Modi Ji, we are getting the blessings of the people for the third consecutive time," said Nadda.
Union Minister and BJP's national president JP Nadda on Sunday said the Bharatiya Janata Party is the only pan-India party and represents the "present and future" of the country which will make India developed by 2047.
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram highlighted that the emergency was a mistake and that it was accepted by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi after the Centre led by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), announced to observe June 25 as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' to mar
Following the INDIA bloc's emphatic performance in the recently concluded by-polls in seven states, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram expressed confidence on Sunday that the "wind is behind the sails of the INDIA bloc."