BJP neta: Cong still hasn't apologized
Mumbai: The
till date has not apologised for the Emergency, said
politician
. At a press meet to mark the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, Prasad said the Constitution was strangled by making amendments and asked, "Will Congress leaders apologise for turning the entire country into a prison, torturing opposition members, and committing atrocities on ordinary citizens by forcibly performing sterilisation surgeries?"
Over 1.5 lakh people were jailed, said Prasad. He said 253 journalists were arrested. Earlier in the day, '50 Years of Emergency - A Dark Chapter in Indian History,' a felicitation programme for democracy fighters, was organised at Raj Bhavan. CM
said the Emergency was an attempt to attack democracy but democracy fighters put up a great fight and thwarted this attempt. Governor C P Radhakrishnan said democracy played an important role in the Indian freedom struggle. The governor felicitated Medha Somaiya, Shripad Musale and 3 others while 250 others were presented a certificate of appreciation. All had been arrested under the MISA Act. TNN
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