Shivraj singh chouhan on emergency: June 25, 1975, this is the date, which is called the darkest day in the democratic history of India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had implemented Emergency in the whole country from this day. This was the period of emergency that was implemented for 21 months when big leaders of the opposition of the country were arrested and put in jails. Among these leaders, many leaders including former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Lal Krishna Advani were jailed. During this time, students and youth were also tortured by being jailed on charges of protesting. At the same time, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan was also among the students going to jail during the Emergency.
On Wednesday (June 25, 2025), 50 years of Emergency are going to be completed. On Tuesday (June 24, 2025), a day before the half -century of the Emergency, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan recalled the ongoing struggle during the Emergency. Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had transformed the entire country into a jail to preserve her power. During this time there was neither an appeal, nor the lawyer nor anyone’s arguments were heard.
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I was 16 years old, the police took me dragging me- Shivraj
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said, “I was 16 years old during the Emergency. I was a student of 11th, but I was associated with the JP movement and during the Emergency I raised his voice against Indira Gandhi’s dictatorial government through leaflets to awaken faith in people. During this time, the police came to know about me.”
I laid me on snow, hit overnight- Shivraj
He said that after three days I had my examination, but the police dragged me to Habibganj police station while beating me, abusing them. There he asked me for more people, asked about the papers, when I did not say anything, I hit my elbow and knees with sticks. After this, I threatened to put a current. After this, I laid me on the snow’s stall and then hit me for a long time.
In the greed of power, a family committed inhuman atrocities on the whole country- Shivraj
The Union Minister said, “Those who roam the constitution today, he had blown the constitution during the Emergency. Democracy was trampled under the feet.” He said, “In the greed of power, a family had committed inhuman atrocities on the whole country. His greed for power was such, he believed that we are kings and only we would rule, in which no other party could come in it.”