Emergency’s Dark Days Can Never Be Forgotten As Cong Trampled Over Democratic Ethos: PM Modi
The Emergency is considered to be one of the most controversial periods of independent India's history
Mumbai: On the 46th anniversary of the Emergency imposed from 1975 to 1977, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the “dark days” can “never be forgotten”. Congress crushed India’s democratic ethos during this period.
“The dark days of emergency can never be forgotten. The period from 1975 to 1977 witnessed the systematic destruction of institutions. Let us pledge to do everything possible to strengthen India’s democratic spirit, and live up to the values enshrined in our Constitution,” PM Modi tweeted.
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“This is how Congress trampled over our democratic ethos. We remember all those greats who resisted the emergency and protected Indian democracy,” he added.
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Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also recalled that period and said that an emergency was imposed to suppress voice against a family in the country and termed it as a dark chapter in the history of independent India.
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Emergency was declared by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for a period of 21 months from 1975 to 1977. Due to the current “internal unrest”, a state of emergency was in effect under Article 352 of the Constitution, officially issued by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed. in June. 25, 1975 until his return on 21 March 1977.
The order empowered the prime minister to rule by decree, allowed the postponement of elections and curbs on civil liberties.
The final decision to impose an emergency was proposed by Indira Gandhi, agreed to by the President, and then ratified by the Cabinet and Parliament (from July to August 1975), based on the argument that the imminent internal and external There were dangers. Indian state.
The Emergency is considered to be one of the most controversial periods of independent India’s history.
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