Dark Days of Emergency can never be forgotten, PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a stinging attack on the Congress over the 1975 Emergency saying the 21-month period "witnessed a systematic destruction of institutions". In his tweet on Friday, he said 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, On the 46th anniversary of the declaration of the state of Emergency. PM Modi said we remember all those greats who resisted the Emergency and protected Indian democracy.

The #DarkDaysOfEmergency 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.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 25, 2021

Union home minister Amit Shah called the emergency a period of “brutal tortures” and “ruthless rule of 21 months” to “quell the voices against one family.” In his tweet in hindi Shah termed the imposition of Emergency a black spt on democratice values of India. 

1975 में आज ही के दिन कांग्रेस ने सत्ता के स्वार्थ व अंहकार में देश पर आपातकाल थोपकर विश्व के सबसे बड़े लोकतंत्र की हत्या कर दी। असंख्य सत्याग्रहियों को रातों रात जेल की कालकोठरी में कैदकर प्रेस पर ताले जड़ दिए। नागरिकों के मौलिक अधिकार छीनकर संसद व न्यायालय को मूकदर्शक बना दिया। pic.twitter.com/SvFmEXKYcn

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) June 25, 2021

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said during the Emergency, the Congress even banned movies about freedom fighters Bhagat Singh and Chandrasekhar Azad, quotes of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore, songs of Kishor Kumar, and India’s right to dissent. The party urged people to pledge that “Congress should never be given a chance to do it again”.