As the country marked the 50th anniversary of the Emergency imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on June 25, 1975, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday called it a “deepest chapter in Indian democracy”.
In a post on X, Rajnath Singh posted, “Today, fifty years ago, there was a nefarious attempt to strangle Indian democracy through Emergency.
“Nevertheless, the democratic traditions of this country cannot be eradicated by the then government, no matter how much they tried. Today, democracy is alive in India, and for this, people who struggled during the Emergency, tolerate imprisonment, and have faced difficulties, they have made a big contribution.
“Prime Minister Modi has decided to inspect on 25 June as the ‘day of constitution murder’ so that every citizen remembers how the efforts of the dictatorship were attempted to kill democracy,” his post read.
Earlier in the day, the Union Cabinet saw a two -minute silence to pay tribute to those who were removed constitutionally guaranteed democratic rights and which were then subjected to “unimaginable horrors” during the Emergency.
The Union Cabinet paid tribute to their exemplary courage and brave resistance to emergency excesses.
After a meeting in the Union Cabinet, reporters, briefing reporters, information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that a proposal was adopted for 50 years of emergency announcement.
The Indira Gandhi government imposed an emergency on 25 June 1975. This day is celebrated by the government as ‘Samvidan Hatya Day’.
The union cabinet meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Union Cabinet pledged to convince and respect the sacrifices of countless persons, who opposed the emergency and its effort on the sabotage of the spirit of the Indian Constitution, a sabotage, which began with a huge effort to crush Navneman Andolan and Somorna Kranti Abian in 1974.
“In the year 2025, the 50 -year issue of Samvidan Hatya Day – an unforgettable chapter in India where the Constitution was abolished, the Republic and democratic spirit of India were attacked, federalism was reduced, and fundamental rights, human freedom and dignity were suspended,” Sankalp said.
The Union Cabinet confirmed that the people of India continue to re -confidence in the Indian Constitution and the flexibility of democratic ethos of the country.
This is as important for the youth as the older people have to take inspiration from those who opposed the tendency of dictatorship and were firm to protect our constitution and its democratic clothes, Sankalp said. “India stands as a mother of democracy, as an example of preserving, conservation and safety to preserve constitutional values.” (AI)
