Today (June 25, 2021), India marks 46 years since the imposition of the Emergency, a historically relevant phase in India’s years.
PM Narendra Modi has attacked Congress while tweeting on the anniversary of Emergency. The Prime Minister said that those dark days of Emergency can never be forgotten. PM Modi tweeted, ‘The dark days of emergency can never be forgotten. In the period from 1975 to 1977, our country saw how institutions were destroyed. Along with this, PM Modi wrote that let us take a pledge that we will make every effort to keep the democratic spirit of India strong and live according to the values laid down in the Constitution.
Along with this, a link of BJP’s Instagram account has also been shared by PM Modi in a tweet. In this Instagram post, it has been told through pictures how Guru Dutt’s films, even Kishore Kumar’s songs were banned during the Emergency. Let us tell you that on June 25, 1975, the Emergency was imposed in the country by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. During this all the opposition leaders were imprisoned and the freedom of the press was also hampered. All non-Congress parties, including BJP, have often been attacking the Congress over the decision of Emergency.
Former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed announced a state of emergency on June 25, 1975, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. This state of emergency was in force from June 25, 1975 to March 21, 1977. Even today, there is a lot of discussion of emergency in the political, social and academic world. This is such an event of India after independence, which is probably the most discussed. However, many times the clarification has also come from the Congress regarding this. Former President Pranab Mukherjee had also termed the imposition of emergency as a mistake.
“This is how Congress trampled over our democratic ethos. We remember all those greats who resisted the Emergency and protected Indian democracy,” he tweeted, along with a link to an Instagram post about what was banned during the period by the then Congress government.
“The dark days of Emergency can never be forgotten. The period from 1975 to 1977 witnessed a 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.” he said.
