Country remembers dark days of 1975; BJP demands apology from Congress
09:5025 Jun 2025
Emergency@50 LIVE | People still remember the Emergency as the darkest chapter in Indian democracy: Rajnath Singh
"आज से पचास साल पहले भारतीय लोकतंत्र का आपातकाल के माध्यम से गला घोंटने का कुत्सित प्रयास किया गया था। आपातकाल को लोग आज भी भारतीय लोकतंत्र के सबसे काले अध्याय के रूप में याद रखते हैं। संविधान को दरकिनार करते हुए जिस तरीके से देश पर आपातकाल थोपा गया वह सत्ता के दुरुपयोग और… pic.twitter.com/wPHDF0S7i8
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 25, 2025
09:5025 Jun 2025
Emergency@50 LIVE | Congress party and Rahul Gandhi should immediately tender a public apology to our nation: BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan
#WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: On the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan says, "Today, the day which marks the imposition of Indira Gandhi's fascist emergency, the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi should immediately tender a public apology to our… pic.twitter.com/dKeDgTAMxF
— ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2025
09:5025 Jun 2025
Emergency@50 LIVE | The current situation bears a striking resemblance to that past condition: Senior SP leader Rajendra Chaudhry
#WATCH | Lucknow, UP: On 50 years of emergency, Senior SP leader Rajendra Chaudhry says, "...When the emergency was imposed and the struggle that followed, it became the second freedom struggle. I am also a political activist and was active in that struggle; I witnessed it... The… pic.twitter.com/XBJA5E2bI3
— ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2025
09:5025 Jun 2025
Emergency@50 LIVE | I was arrested a month after the Emergency was declared: Former ABVP National President Dr PV Krishna Bhat
#WATCH | Bengaluru: On the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, Former ABVP National President Dr PV Krishna Bhat says, "I was arrested a month after the Emergency was declared. They banned the RSS and all those who were fighting for democratic rights... The credit goes to the… pic.twitter.com/SPTsVz1cd9
— ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2025
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