Srinagar, June 25: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, on Wednesday termed the imposition of Emergency on June 25, 1975, as the “murder of the Constitution.”
In a post on social media platform X, the Lieutenant Governor paid tribute to the countless individuals who resisted the Emergency and fought to restore democratic values in the country.
“Imposition of Emergency on 25th June 1975 was murder of Constitution. On #SamvidhanHatyaDiwas, I pay tribute to millions of Satyagrahis who fought to revive democracy & continued their struggle to safeguard constitutional values during darkest period of India’s democratic history,” Sinha wrote.
The Emergency, declared by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, remains one of the most controversial chapters in India’s political history, marked by suspension of civil liberties, press censorship, and mass detentions.
