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Indira's action crushed the soul of democracy: Dy CM

1 2 Prayagraj: Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday said former PM late Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in the country on June 25, 1975, due to her personal political crisis and her act crushed the soul of democracy and snatched away the rights of Baba Saheb's Constitution. "After the declaration of Emergency, the democratic rights of the people were taken away overnight; opposition party leaders were imprisoned, and all means of expression were banned. This is marked as a dark day in the democracy of the country," Maurya said to observe 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'. He added that Emergency, which was lifted on March 21, 1977, was one of the most controversial events in the history of independent India. "During the Emergency, Indira's son Sanjay Gandhi misused constitutional rights to forcibly launch a sterilisation campaign in the name of family planning. The Indira Gandhi govt ordered the demolition of huts at Turkman Gate in Delhi, and when people protested, the police opened fire, resulting in many deaths. Additionally, censorship was imposed on the media; foreign media correspondents were deported, and in 1976, the Home Ministry informed Parliament that 7,000 people were arrested for broadcasting anti-Emergency material," Maurya said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo The Dy CM further said when Jayaprakash Narayan launched an agitation, today's BJP, which was earlier Jan Sangh and Janata Dal, along with the real Samajwadi Party , enthusiastically participated in the movement. However, he criticised Akhilesh Yadav, the current president of Samajwadi Party, for aligning with the Congress, which imposed the Emergency, and accused them of standing with the killers of democracy, whom the people of the country and the state will never forgive. "In the 2027 assembly elections, the BJP will win with a huge majority. The Congress will be wiped out in the country and the Samajwadi Party from the state, making Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party free," he said. He added that the double engine govt has done tremendous work in the country and the state, bringing a wave of development. "The rule of law has been established, and the Constitution is protecting democracy," Maurya said. He also accused the SP of misleading people in the name of PDA and working to divide society and promote casteism in the state. Later during a Loktantra Senani Samman Samaroh and seminar organised by BJP on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency in Pratapgarh, Maurya accused the SP chief and its leaders of being fake socialists for siding with the Congress. "The soul of real socialists will never forgive them," he said. He further said: "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an accepted leader not only in the country but also across the world and BJP, under his guidance, will not let the Constitution be harmed. Whoever attacks it will be taught a lesson." In response to a question on the case of insult of a kathavachak in Etawah, Maurya said that no one should be insulted, and everyone has the right to do bhakti and satsang.