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India Today
a day ago
- Politics
- India Today
Those behind Emergency wanted to enslave judiciary: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday played remarks of leading anti-Emergency politicians in his monthly radio broadcast to slam the then-Congress government for atrocities on people, and said they should always be remembered as it inspires people to stay alert to keep the Constitution in his Mann Ki Baat programme, Modi said those who imposed the Emergency not only murdered the Constitution but also made the judiciary their condemnation of the Congress for the Emergency-era excesses, without naming the party or the then prime minister Indira Gandhi, came amid an ongoing bitter war of words between the ruling BJP and opposition parties, which have claimed that an undeclared Emergency prevails under the Modi , , BJP (@BJP4India) June 29, 2025 Modi said in his address that with the power of public participation, big crises can be said, "I will play an audio for you. In this audio you will get an idea of the magnitude of that crisis. How grave that crisis was."advertisementIn the audio, Morarji Desai, the prime minister after the Emergency, said the "oppression" of the Indira Gandhi regime was going on for several years but reached its peak in the last two years after the Emergency was said, "People's right to freedom was snatched away, newspapers were left without freedom. Courts were made completely powerless. And the way more than one lakh people were put in jail and then arbitrary rule continued, it is difficult to find its traces in the history of the world."Modi said in the broadcast that people were tortured on a large scale during the Emergency for the 21-month period between 1975 and 1977. There are countless examples of atrocities on people that cannot be forgotten, he also played bits of speeches of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and former deputy PM Jagjivan Ram related to the Fernandes was shackled, he noted and recalled that anyone could be arrested under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) at that were harassed and freedom of expression throttled, he of people were arrested and subjected to inhuman treatment, but it is the strength of Indians that they did now bow and accept any compromise with democracy, he finally won, the Emergency was lifted and those who imposed it lost, he that the 50th anniversary of the Emergency was commemorated recently as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas', he said those who fought against it must always be Emergency was imposed on June 25, 1975 by the then prime minister Indira the defeat of the Indira Gandhi government in 1977, Vajpayee said, according to the audio, "Whatever happened in the country cannot be called just an election. A peaceful revolution has taken place. The wave of people's power has thrown the killers of democracy into the dustbin of history."Modi said, "We should always remember all those people who fought the Emergency with fortitude. This inspires us to remain constantly vigilant to keep our Constitution strong and enduring."- EndsTune InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Narendra Modi
India Gazette
5 days ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Prime example of their shenanigans": On anniversary of Emergency, PM Modi attacks Congress, says no Indian will forget how spirit of Constitution violated
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): On the 50th anniversary of 1975 Emergency on Wednesday Prime Minister Narendra Modi described it as 'prime example of their shenanigans.' Terming it one of the darkest chapters in India's democratic history, Prime Minister Modi said the imposition of the Emergency by the Congress not only violated the spirit of the Constitution but placed 'democracy under arrest'. Taking to social media website X, PM Modi in a series of posts said, 'No Indian will ever forget the manner in which the spirit of our Constitution was violated, the voice of Parliament muzzled and attempts were made to control the courts. The 42nd Amendment is a prime example of their shenanigans. The poor, marginalised and downtrodden were particularly targeted, including their dignity insulted.' Fifty years ago, between 25 June 1975 and 21 March 1977, Indira Gandhi's government unleashed a wave of repression, imprisoning lakhs of people without justification and muzzling the media. The Emergency stripped citizens of their fundamental rights and undermined the country's democratic fabric. PM Modi accused the then-Congress government of violating the Constitution's spirit, suspending fundamental rights, extinguishing press freedom, and jailing political leaders, social workers, students, and citizens. PM Modi's post read, 'Today marks fifty years since one of the darkest chapters in India's democratic history, the imposition of the Emergency. The people of India mark this day as Samvidhan Hatya Diwas. On this day, the values enshrined in the Indian Constitution were set aside, fundamental rights were suspended, press freedom was extinguished and several political leaders, social workers, students and ordinary citizens were jailed. It was as if the Congress Government in power at that time placed democracy under arrest!' On 25 June 1975, then President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed issued the Emergency proclamation under Article 352, citing threats from internal disturbance. The Emergency was declared in a backdrop of mounting political unrest and judicial developments that shook the legitimacy of the ruling leadership. The decision followed a press note from the government accusing individuals of provoking the police and armed forces to defy orders. It marked the third Emergency in India's history, but the first one declared in peacetime. Earlier proclamations were during wars with China (1962) and Pakistan (1971). (ANI)
