The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is celebrating today i.e. 25 June as ‘Constitution Hurry Day’. Today is the 50th anniversary of the Emergency implemented in 1975. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will give speech at a program of Ministry of Culture at Tyagraj Stadium. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat are also going to participate in this program.
Many leaders have said many things remembering emergency days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a social media post, “One of the most black chapters in India’s democratic history today, fifty years of implementation of Emergency have been completed. People of India celebrate this day as ‘Constitution Hurry Day’. On this day, the values ​​of the Indian Constitution were sidelined, the fundamental rights were suspended, the fundamental leaders and general societies were suspended and many political leaders, social workers and social workers, social workers and general societies were suspended. He was put in jail as if the Congress government, who was in power, had arrested democracy at that time. “
He added, “No Indian will ever forget how the spirit of our Constitution was violated, the voice of Parliament was suppressed and the courts were tried to control the courts. The 42nd amendment is a prime example of their antics. The poor, the marginalized people and the Dalits were specially targeted, even their dignity was insulted.
‘I was the young campaigner of RSS …’
Narendra Modi said that we salute every person who is standing in the fight against the Emergency. These were people from all over India, from all regions, from various ideologies, who worked together with each other for the same purpose. Protecting India’s democratic structure and maintaining the ideals for which our freedom fighters dedicated their lives. This was their collective struggle, which ensured that the then Congress government had to restore democracy and hold new elections, in which they lost badly.
The Prime Minister said, “We also repeat our commitment to strengthen the principles in our constitution and to make our dream come true. We touch the new heights of progress and fulfill the dreams of the poor and Dalits.”
PM Modi said that when the emergency was imposed, I was the young preacher of the RSS. The anti -emergency movement was an experience of learning for me, it reinforced the importance of preserving our democratic structure. Along with this, I got to learn a lot from the people of political spectrum. I am glad that the Blueraft Digital Foundation has compiled some of those experiences as a book, whose preamble HD. Deve Gowda has written, who himself was a veteran of the anti -emergency movement.
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‘This was not just a political incident …’
Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan said in a social media post, “The ‘Emergency’ of 25-06-1975 was one of the most black chapters in the history of independent India. It was not just a political phenomenon, it was a direct betrayal of the constitution, was a mockery of democracy and a symbol of the greed of power by the then Congress leadership.”
He further said that the press was silenced. The voice of the opposition was crushed. Fundamental rights were suspended. Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L.K. Great leaders and many others like Advani, George Fernandes and Morarji Desai were put in jail to stand in defense of democracy.
BJP national president JP Nadda said, “On the midnight of 25 June 1975, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed an emergency on India by imposing an emergency on India. The Congress is still running with the same mentality after 50 years, its intention is still dictatorial.”
‘Today undeclared emergency …’
RJD leader Mrityunjay Tiwari said, “BJP is reminded of the Emergency after seeing its defeat in Bihar elections. Today the emergency is reminiscent of which the BJP is getting a worse situation. Today there is a worse situation in the country.
‘The country will never forget …’
BJP leader from Bihar Neeraj Kumar said, “On this day, a black chapter was written in the country, how a family had thrown the country in the emergency in power. The Congress still does not miss the opportunity to humiliate the constitution and constitutional institutions.
At the same time, the Samajwadi Party is celebrating ‘Constitution Defense Day’ today. Samajwadi Party leader Ravidas Mehrotra says, “On June 25, 50 years of Emergency are being completed. Fifty years ago, the constitution and democracy were killed in the country and the government was being run through dictatorship. We were put in jail during the Emergency. We have decided to celebrate 25 June as ‘Constitution Defense Day’ and we will resolve to protect the constitution.”
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’28 months opposition was in power … ‘
On celebrating the completion of 50 years of the Emergency by the BJP, Congress leader Tariq Anwar said, “I want to remind him that the opposition was in power for 28 months after the Emergency, but when the Lok Sabha elections were held after 28 months, Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister with an overwhelming majority. After that many elections can be won by the Congress party.
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said in a social media post, “The day of 25 June 1975 is the darkest chapter in the Indian democratic history, whose nation can never forget the nation. The pain of innocent civilians put in the prison in the prison, the suffering of their families and the saga of ruthless trauma on democracy will always be mentioned in the pages of history. It is paramount, not democracy and constitution. “
He further said that on the ‘Constitution Day’, I bow at the feet of all the democracy fighters who sacrificed myself to protect the dignity and democratic values ​​of the Constitution. The sacrifice of every democracy fighter who struggles against dictatorship during the Emergency is the invaluable heritage of this nation. This great contribution has strengthened the roots of Indian democracy.
Shivraj said, “Today we should strengthen the resolve to protect the Constitution and take a pledge that we will never let such chaotic, undemocratic and egoistic power come to power again on the land of India. Our constitution and democracy are always devoted to this;
(With agency’s input)