Modi Recalled The 'Dark Days' of Emergency in India

Apart from Prime Minister Modi, several Union Ministers and BJP leaders also paid tribute to those who resisted during the Emergency.

New Delhi: On June 25, 1975, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a nationwide emergency. Until 1977, this state of emergency lasted for 21 months. The Emergency days have been marked as the country's 'darkest hour of democracy'. On the 48th anniversary of the declaration of Emergency on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled those dark days. He tweeted, “Unforgettable period in history were the Emergency days. This decision was completely contrary to the constitutional values.” Notably, last Sunday in the 'Mann Ki Baat' radio program, he attacked the opposition Congress on democracy by referring to the emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government. Apart from Prime Minister Modi, several Union Ministers and BJP leaders paid tributes by remembering those who resisted during the Emergency.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “I pay tribute to all those brave personalities who opposed Emergency and fought to preserve the spirit of our democracy. The dark days of the Emergency will remain an unforgettable chapter in history. It is completely against our democratic values.” Also, Union Women and Child Welfare Minister Smriti Irani posted a five-minute video on social media saying, “The voice of democracy was silenced. The justice system was cut off. Torture, arrest, murder - the day 25 June 1975 is synonymous with all these words. Don't forget the dark days of the Emergency.”

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri also shared a two-minute clip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's latest 'Mann Ki Baat' program on social media. Where Prime Minister Modi discussed the steps taken during the emergency.

Besides, Union Minister Rajnath Singh, Kiran Rijiju, Prahlad Joshi, Nitin Gadkari, former Union Minister Harsh Vardhan, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also posted criticizing the Emergency.