“The period from 1975 to 1977 witnessed the systematic destruction of institutions. Let us pledge to do everything possible to strengthen India’s democratic spirit, and live up to the values enshrined in our Constitution,” tweeted the PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday denounced Congress for flouting the country’s democratic ethics and said the dark days of the state of emergency imposed in 1975 could never be forgotten. “The period 1975-1977 saw systematic destruction of institutions. Let us pledge to do all we can to strengthen the democratic spirit of India and live up to the values enshrined in our Constitution, ”Modi tweeted on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the state declaration. emergency. “We remember all those greats who resisted the emergency and protected Indian democracy.”
The ruling Bharatiya Janata (BJP) party said during the state of emergency that Congress even banned films about freedom fighters Bhagat Singh and Chandrasekhar Azad, quotes from Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore, songs by Kishor Kumar, and India’s Right to Dissent. The party urged people to pledge that “Congress should never have the chance to do this again.”
Union Home Secretary Amit Shah called the emergency a time of “brutal torture” and a “ruthless 21-month rule” to “stifle voices against a family”.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor hit back at the government. “We suffer from a national shortage of doctors to fight # Covid19, but continue to reject fully qualified foreign medical graduates. Why can’t we recognize foreign medical degrees at least during this time of national emergency? Tharoor wrote.
Congress spokesman Gaurav Vallabh said the party will hold a press conference later in the day about the Emergency.
