<p>Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said India was locked behind bars of Emergency by "some people for their selfishness" and everyone needs to remember this.</p>.<p>She said this during an address at the Manishi Mahila Mahavidyalaya here while on a visit to her parliamentary constituency.</p>.<p>"We remember the day when ordinary India was put behind bars of Emergency, therefore we all need to be alert.</p>.<p>"It is time for everyone to remember that some people had divided the country for their own selfishness. There could not have been a more unfortunate time, such people wanted that India should always remain under the British and if it does not remain under the British, then India should remain weak," Irani claimed.</p>.<p>She also said every citizen of the country should have the right to hoist the tricolour at his or her home.</p>.<p>Every son of the country is no less than Bhagat Singh and every daughter no less than Rani Laxmibai on the subject of respecting and protecting the tricolour, she said.</p>.<p>Irani also offered floral tributes at a statue of B R Ambedkar and flagged off a motorcycle tricolour yatra from Ramlila Maidan and joined it by driving a scooty.</p>
<p>Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said India was locked behind bars of Emergency by "some people for their selfishness" and everyone needs to remember this.</p>.<p>She said this during an address at the Manishi Mahila Mahavidyalaya here while on a visit to her parliamentary constituency.</p>.<p>"We remember the day when ordinary India was put behind bars of Emergency, therefore we all need to be alert.</p>.<p>"It is time for everyone to remember that some people had divided the country for their own selfishness. There could not have been a more unfortunate time, such people wanted that India should always remain under the British and if it does not remain under the British, then India should remain weak," Irani claimed.</p>.<p>She also said every citizen of the country should have the right to hoist the tricolour at his or her home.</p>.<p>Every son of the country is no less than Bhagat Singh and every daughter no less than Rani Laxmibai on the subject of respecting and protecting the tricolour, she said.</p>.<p>Irani also offered floral tributes at a statue of B R Ambedkar and flagged off a motorcycle tricolour yatra from Ramlila Maidan and joined it by driving a scooty.</p>