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The Hindu
11 hours ago
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- The Hindu
Mamata slams Centre for observing June 25 as Constitution Murder Day, calls it mockery of democracy
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday (June 18, 2025) criticised the BJP-led Union government's decision to observe June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas', calling it a mockery of democracy and the constitution. She also accused the saffron party of consistently attacking democratic institutions and undermining the very Constitution it now claims to uphold. Also Read | Delhi HC dismisses PIL petition against Centre's decision to observe June 25 as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' Announcing that her government would not observe the 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' (Constitution Murder Day), Banerjee said, "This is nothing but hypocrisy. Those who don't respect the Constitution are now talking about upholding its morality. It is a mockery.' The Centre had declared in 2024 that June 25 would be marked annually as 'Constitution Murder Day' to protest the imposition of Emergency in 1975, widely regarded as a dark phase in the history of Indian democracy. 'We can observe 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' every day, given the way the BJP is trying to change and undermine the Constitution,' said Ms. Banerjee, also the TMC supremo. Slamming the BJP over what she termed its undemocratic practices, Banerjee asked whether the "toppling" of democratically elected governments in Maharashtra and Bihar by the BJP was not an attack on the Constitution. Accusing the saffron party of weakening democratic checks and balances, she alleged that the BJP has ensured that all the pillars of democracy, be it the Election Commission or the media, are compromised. 'We don't want to hear lectures on democracy from those who are bulldozing democracy and the federal structure (of the country) every day,' Ms. Banerjee added. She also targeted the Centre over its alleged economic mismanagement through decisions such as 'demonetisation'. 'The manner in which they destroyed the country's economy in the name of demonetisation, November 8 should also be observed as 'Economy Destruction Day',' she said. In a dig at the central leadership, Banerjee questioned, 'Who is the Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi or Amit Shah? It looks like Amit Shah is running the country.'
Time of India
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
BJP Slams Congress Claims Of Modi Govt Planning Special Parliament Session on Emergency Anniversary
The Congress party has alleged that the Modi-led Union government is planning to hold a special Parliament session on June 25 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Emergency — calling it a deliberate diversion tactic. Jairam Ramesh accused the PM of ignoring urgent national matters, such as the recent Pahalgam terror attack, and instead focusing on political symbolism. Meanwhile, the BJP hit back, branding Congress's comments 'shameful' and demanding Privileges Committee action. Here's what went down in the latest round of political Session, Modi vs Congress, Jairam Ramesh, Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas, Pahalgam Attack, Parliament Session, BJP vs Congress, Modi Govt, Indian Politics, June 25, Congress News, BJP Reacts, TOI Bharat Read More
Time of India
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Govt planning special Parliament session to mark 50 years of Emergency, claims Congress
Jairam Ramesh (File Image) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday claimed that the government is considering a special session of Parliament to mark 50 years of the Emergency. Also Read | Govt declares June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'. Read what the notification said This would be "yet another classic exercise in distraction from more urgent issues" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said. "From the night of April 22nd itself, the Indian National Congress has been calling for an all-party meeting on the Pahalgam terror attacks and their fallout - to be chaired the PM himself. That has yet to take place. On May 10th, both the LoP in the Lok Sabha (Congress MP Rahul Gandhi) and the LoP in the Rajya Sabha (Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge) wrote to the PM requesting for a special session of Parliament to be convened and to demonstrate the nation's collective resolve through a resolution. The PM has NOT accepted that suggestion as well," Ramesh posted on his X handle. "Now it appears that a special session of Parliament is being considered for June 25-26 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Emergency," he added. The Rajya Sabha member and ex-Union minister then claimed that under PM Modi, the country has been under an "undeclared Emergency." "This will be yet another classic exercise in diversion and distraction from real and more urgent issues by the PM - the man who has placed the nation under an undeclared Emergency for 11 years and who refuses to answer why the Pahalgam terrorists are still absconding, why he allowed President Trump to broker a ceasefire, and why he gave a clean chit to China publicly on June 19th, 2020?" The grand old party has been asking the prime minister to break his "silence" on US President Donald Trump's repeated claims he helped settle the recent military tensions between India and Pakistan. Also Read | Trump used trade for India-Pakistan ceasefire; constraining him could restart conflict: US New Delhi has firmly rejected the Republican leader's claim, saying the ceasefire negotiation was a bilateral affair, with Islamabad reaching out to the Indian side urging cessation of hostilities.
