Asian Mail
New Delhi: On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the imposition of the emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi slams Congress and said that the dark days of the emergency remind us how the Congress Party trampled over the Constitution of India.
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In a X post, “Today is a day to pay homage to all those great men and women who resisted the emergency. The #DarkDaysofEmergency remind us of how the Congress Party subverted basic freedoms and trampled over the
Constitution of India, which every Indian respects greatly.”
He further shared, “Just to cling on to power, the then Congress government disregarded every democratic principle and made the nation into a jail. Any person who disagreed with Congress was tortured and harassed. Socially regressive policies were unleashed to target the weakest sections.”
“Those who imposed the emergency have no right to profess their love for our Constitution. “These are the same people who have imposed Article 356 on innumerable occasions, got a bill to destroy press freedom, destroyed federalism, and violated every aspect of the Constitution,” he added.
He further added, “The mindset that led to the imposition of the emergency is very much alive among the same party that imposed it. They hide their disdain for the Constitution through their tokenism, but the people of India have seen through their antics, and that is why they have rejected them time and again.”
Meanwhile, Rajnath Singh in a X post said, “Exactly 49 years ago, the then Congress government imposed an emergency in India. Emergency is a dark chapter in the history of our country’s democracy that cannot be forgotten, even if one wants to. The way the misuse of power and the open game of dictatorship were played during that time raises a big question mark on the commitment of many political parties towards democracy.”
“If democracy is still alive in this country today, the credit goes to those people who struggled to restore democracy, went to jail, and had to undergo so much physical and mental torture. The coming generations of India will remember their struggle and their contribution in protecting democracy,” he added.
External affairs minister S Jaishankar in a X post said, “On the anniversary of the declaration of emergency, recall the dark period for Indian democracy and the courage shown by those who resisted that challenge. The collective response of the nation defined our generation. It will remain a constant reminder of the need to keep working to protect, preserve, and fight for our democracy.”
