“Indians refused to compromise on democracy,” Modi said, crediting the people's resolve for ultimately defeating the authoritarian regime and restoring democratic order.
June 29, 2025Sharing an excerpt from the 1949 Constituent Assembly debates, Dubey claimed that Dr. Ambedkar had "strongly opposed" the inclusion of the terms socialist and secular in the Preamble.
June 28, 2025He paid tribute to those who fought against the Emergency, noting that their collective struggle forced Congress to restore democracy and call fresh elections, which the party ultimately lost.
June 26, 2025Modi noted that it was the collective resistance of these individuals that ultimately forced the then-Congress government to lift the Emergency and call for elections—elections in which it was “badly defeated.”
June 25, 2025He further urged those who lived through the Emergency or had family members impacted by it to share their stories on social media to raise awareness among the younger generation.
June 25, 2025Prime Minister Narendra Modi also reflected on the Emergency, calling it one of the “darkest chapters in India’s democratic history.”
June 25, 2025“Even today, the Congress continues with the same mindset. Back then, Indira Gandhi murdered democracy; today, her party still works to subvert the Constitution,” Nadda charged.
June 25, 2025The Emergency was imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from June 25, 1975, to March 21, 1977, following political unrest and a court ruling questioning the validity of her 1971 election.
June 25, 2025He further asked what's the point of debating over the rights and wrongs of the emergency 50 years later, while stressing that 'lessons have been learned from the past'.
July 14, 2024PM Modi referred to the 1975 Emergency as a "dark phase of Indian history" and announced that June 25 will be commemorated annually as Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas to honour those who suffered during that time.
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