You Might Also Like: Oppn hits out at Modi over 'Emergency' remark, says govt must focus on current issues(You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelThe BJP on Monday said it will launch a nationwide programme on the 1975 Emergency to "expose" the Congress ' " authoritarianism " and its disregard for the Constitution. The then-prime minister Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency on the nation on June 25, 1975, marking a severe curtailment of democratic freedoms. "Over the next 21 months, the then-Congress government held the country's democracy and the Constitution "captive, unleashing countless atrocities on the people, media and opposition leaders", he said.This period became synonymous with one-sided "Congress-led tyranny" during which civil rights were abolished and dissenting voices unjustly imprisoned, Baluni, who is also an MP, said. "Even today, reading this cursed page added to Indian history on June 25, 1975, continues to evoke deep-seated fear. ""To expose the Congress' authoritarianism and its disregard for the nation's Constitution, the BJP has launched a nationwide programme," he said.

Source: Economic Times June 24, 2024 18:09 UTC