People who imposed emergency did not just murder democracy but...: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at the Congress party, saying people who imposed emergency did not just murder democracy but their goal was also to keep judiciary as their puppet, while speaking in the 123rd episode of
Mann Ki Baat
.
The prime minister added that Emergency was a tough period for India. "
George Fernandes
was chained up, students didn't have the freedom to express themselves. Democracy had entered a dark period during those years. Under 'MISA', anyone was arrested arbitrarily, people were tortured... Indians refused to compromise on democracy. Finally, people won and Emergency was lifted," Modi said.
Earlier on Wednesday, The Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, passed a resolution to commemorate and honour the "sacrifices of countless individuals who valiantly resisted the Emergency" and were subjected to "unimaginable horrors."
In a series of posts on X,
PM Modi
described the Emergency as the "
darkest chapter of Indian democracy
" and reaffirmed his government's commitment to strengthening constitutional principles and opposing any attempt to subvert the spirit of the Constitution.
The resolution notes that the year 2025 marks 50 years of
Samvidhan Hatya Diwas
, a turning point in India's history when, it states, the Constitution was subverted and the democratic spirit of the republic was attacked.
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