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Emergency@50 LIVE | No Indian will ever forget how spirit of Constitution was violated: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that no Indian will ever forget the manner in which the spirit of the Constitution was violated during the Emergency, as he affirmed his government's commitment to strengthening constitutional principles.
In a series of posts on X on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, Modi said it was one of the darkest chapters in India’s democratic history.
Emergency@50 LIVE | Congress continues to have dictatorial mindset of Emergency: Nadda
BJP president J P Nadda on Wednesday said the Congress continues to have the same dictatorial mindset that was behind the imposition of the Emergency 50 years back, stating that it believes only one family has a right to govern the country.
Emergency@50 LIVE | Union Home Minister Amit Shah to launch the book 'The Emergency Diaries - Years that Forged a Leader' later this evening
The book delves into the compelling role that PM Narendra Modi, then a young RSS Pracharak, played in the fight against the Emergency.
Emergency@50 LIVE | I was arrested a month after the Emergency was declared: Former ABVP National President Dr PV Krishna Bhat
Emergency@50 LIVE | The current situation bears a striking resemblance to that past condition: Senior SP leader Rajendra Chaudhry
Emergency@50 LIVE | Congress party and Rahul Gandhi should immediately tender a public apology to our nation: BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan
Emergency@50 LIVE | People still remember the Emergency as the darkest chapter in Indian democracy: Rajnath Singh
Emergency@50 LIVE | Direct attempt to crush soul of our nation: Piyush Goyal criticises Congress
Emergency@50 LIVE | Emergency has constitutional recognition in democracy, so you cannot consider it as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas': Sanjay Raut
Emergency@50 LIVE | "Powerful reminder of collective duty to safeguard constitutional values": Jaishankar on 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'
Emergency@50 LIVE | Those who raised their voice to protect democracy should definitely be called 'loktantra senani': Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Emergency@50 LIVE | Congress did this only to save the chair of its leader: UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak says, "Today on this day in 1975, Congress imposed emergency and the constitution was torn apart. We all will work to take the misdeeds of Congress to the country's people... Lakhs of people were put in jail, and Congress did this only to save the chair of its leader..."
Emergency@50 LIVE | Constitution was killed on this day. Democracy was crushed, and today they roam around with a copy of the Constitution: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Emergency@50 LIVE | Emergency one of darkest chapters of India's democratic history: N Biren Singh
Emergency@50 LIVE | Congress carries constitution, but they are the ones who tore it apart: BJP leader Dinesh Sharma
Emergency@50 LIVE | Anti-Emergency movement was learning experience for me: PM Modi
Ahead of the release of a book on Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the period was a learning experience for him and reaffirmed the vitality of preserving the democratic framework.
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Emergency@50 LIVE | Today, the country is braving undeclared emergency: Congress leader Pramod Tiwari
Emergency@50 LIVE | Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurates 1975 Emergency Exhibition in Delhi
CM Rekha Gupta, Delhi BJP chief Virendraa Sachdeva and others are also present at the inauguration.
Emergency@50 LIVE | They ( BJP) have nothing else to do except incite Hindu-Muslims: Ashok Gehlot
Emergency@50 LIVE | 'Severest challenge to our democratic existence posed by Emergency': Former PM Deve Gowda
Emergency@50 LIVE | 'We salute every person who stood firm': PM Modi recalls fight against Emergency
Emergency@50 LIVE | It was only done out of greed for power: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on 50 years of Emergency
Emergency@50 LIVE | Congress never respects the law and the Constitution: MP CM Mohan Yadav
Emergency@50 LIVE | BJP leader Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan recalls her father and Congress Leader Kumari Ananthan's arrest during Emergency
Emergency@50 LIVE | If we're remembering Emergency after 50 years, then it should be to learn from mistakes made: RJD MP Manoj Jha
Emergency@50 LIVE | Those who had strangled Constitution are now trying to become its protector: Himanta
Emergency@50 LIVE | I see Rahul Gandhi keeping constitution in pocket, but their party had murdered the constitution in 1975: BJP leader Manoj Tiwari
Emergency@50 LIVE | Emergency was the start of autocracy, but the rule of 2014-2025, Emergency will shy in front of it: Samajwadi Party leader Ameeque Jamei
Emergency@50 LIVE | RJD should answer how they are in alliance with the party which murdered the constitution: Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary
Emergency@50 LIVE | BJP remembers it as Black Day. It was painful for everyone who was not a Congressman: CM Vishnu Deo Sai
Emergency@50 LIVE | Emergency imposed in 1975 is not just a black chapter, it was imposed to save the chair of Indira Gandhi: BJP leader Prakash Javadekar
Emergency@50 LIVE | Fundamental rights given by Baba Saheb Ambedkar were abolished... Indira Gandhi tried to end India's democracy: CM Fadnavis
Emergency@50 LIVE | The way democracy was crushed after independence, today's generation needs to remember it: BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi
Emergency@50 LIVE | Those who did not have any role in the Indian independence movement, making of the Constitution are talking about it now: Mallikarjun Kharge
Emergency@50 LIVE | We are facing an undeclared emergency in the country today: Mallikarjun Kharge
Emergency@50 LIVE | Even 50 years later, Congress continues with the same mindset, its intentions still as dictatorial as ever: JP Nadda
Emergency@50 LIVE | India’s democracy survived because people resisted Emergency: CM Devendra Fadnavis
Emergency@50 LIVE | The attack on democracy happened 50 years ago in the form of an emergency
Emergency@50 LIVE | NDMC to organise a program for the people detained under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during the emergency: Parvesh Verma
Emergency@50 LIVE | Cabinet observes two-minute silence in tribute to those who lost their rights; passes resolution condemning Emergency
Emergency@50 LIVE | India going through undeclared Emergency now: Kerala CM Vijayan
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday claimed that the country is going through an undeclared Emergency as the "Sangh Parivar government" is trying to do away with the Constitution.
Emergency@50 LIVE | J-K LG Sinha calls Emergency 'most inhuman act' of Indian democratic history
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said the imposition of Emergency in 1975 was "murder" of the Constitution, and called it the ''most inhuman act" of Indian democratic history".
"Imposition of Emergency on 25th June 1975 was murder of Constitution. On #SamvidhanHatyaDiwas, I pay tribute to millions of Satyagrahis who fought to revive democracy & continued their struggle to safeguard constitutional values during darkest period of India's democratic history," Sinha said in a post on X.
Later in the day, the LG inaugurated an exhibition on Emergency.
"Inaugurated 1975 Emergency Exhibition at Convention Centre, Jammu. In that darkest period in India's democratic history, the soul of the country was crushed, civil liberties were attacked, Constitutional safeguards were violated and dreams of nation-building were buried," he said. (PTI)
Emergency@50 LIVE | Union Cabinet resolves to honour sacrifices of victims of Emergency
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday observed brief silence as a mark of tribute to the victims of the Emergency and resolved to commemorate and honour their sacrifices.
Emergency@50 LIVE | Emergency was blot on world's largest democracy: Anurag Thakur
Motihari (Bihar), Jun 25 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Wednesday described the Emergency as a "blot on the world's largest democracy", and blamed it on the "dictatorial streak" of the Congress which then ruled the country.
Addressing a press conference in East Champaran district of Bihar, the Lok Sabha MP also slammed former chief minister and RJD president Lalu Prasad, saying, "A product of the JP movement that challenged the Congress' dictatorship is now sitting in that party's lap."
"By imposing the Emergency, Indira Gandhi had trampled upon Babasaheb Ambedkar's Constitution. Her grandson Rahul Gandhi likes to keep the same Constitution in his pocket. This shows the party's disregard for the Constitution," alleged the former Union minister. (PTI)
Emergency@50 LIVE | Emergency reminder democracy should not be taken for granted: Sikkim CM
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Wednesday said that the imposition of Emergency 50 years ago is a reminder to future generations that democracy must never be taken for granted.
He was addressing a function organised at Manan Kendra here to observe 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' (the day on which the Constitution was murdered) marking the imposition of Emergency by former prime minister Indira Gandhi on this day in 1975.
"This day (June 25) serves as a reminder to future generations that democracy must never be taken for granted. It requires constant vigilance, active participation, and respect for constitutional values," Tamang said. (PTI)
Emergency@50 LIVE | Cong put its survival above soul of India's democracy by imposing Emergency: Yediyurappa
Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday accused the Congress of putting its survival above the soul of India's democracy by imposing Emergency 50 years ago.
The former Karnataka chief minister recalled that he was a young activist and was jailed for opposing the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's "dictatorship" during the Emergency.
"Today marks 50 years since the darkest assault on Indian democracy - the Congress-imposed Emergency of 1975. Fundamental rights were suspended, the Constitution throttled, Parliament silenced, and the press gagged. It wasn't war or national crisis, but a desperate attempt by the then PM to cling to power after her disqualification by the Allahabad HC. Congress put its survival above the soul of our democracy," Yediyurappa said in a post on 'X'. (PTI)
Emergency@50 LIVE | MP CM lauds role of Sangh Parivar, seeks apology from Congress leadership
On the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday said the contribution of the Sangh Parivar and the then opposition leaders in the restoration of democracy was "historic".
He demanded that the current Congress brass apologise to the people of the country for the "stigma" of the Emergency.
Due to the struggles of those who fought against the Emergency, India has now become the largest and most vibrant republic in the world, Yadav said in a statement.
The ruling BJP is observing the anniversary of the imposition of Emergency by then prime minister Indira Gandhi on June 25, 1975, as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'.
The 21-month period had seen the suspension of civil liberties, the arrest of opposition leaders and the suppression of press freedom. (PTI)
Emergency@50 LIVE | Cruelty of govt during Emergency parallelled Sultanate, Mughal eras: Delhi L-G
The Emergency imposed in the country parallelled the "cruelty" of the Sultanate, Mughal and British eras, Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena said on Wednesday.
Speaking at an event at Thyagraj stadium to mark the 50th anniversary of Emergency imposition in the country, Saxena said it has now become a "fashion" to carry a copy of the Constitution and talk about constitutionality.
"We need to first understand the soul and the culture of India enshrined in the Constitution. If we achieve this, we would not require to wave the copy of the Constitution," the LG said in an apparent reference to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Save Democracy' call.
Not only the democracy and civil rights were "brutally trampled" by the imposition of Emergency but the Constitution was also "murdered", Saxena said.