Articles tagged under: Emergency

Centre decides to observe June 25th every year as Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas

July 12, 2024
Centre decides to observe June 25th every year as Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas

New Dehli: The Government of India has decided to observe 25th June every year as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas.' Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah in his posts on X platform said that on June 25, 1975, the then Prime Minister in a brazen display of a dictatorial mindset, strangled the soul of our democracy by imposing the Emergency on the nation. Lakhs of people were thrown behind bars for no fault of their own, and the voice of the media was silenced. The Government of I...Read More

PM recalls ”black night” of Emergency, says democracy is strength

June 26, 2016

New Delhi: Recalling the "black night" of Emergency imposed on this day 39 years back, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that democracy is the country's strength and said this commitment needs to be taken further. He said the "shining example of democratic powers of a common citizen" was seen during Emergency and "it should keep reminding the nation again and again. Modi spoke about the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on this day in 1975 as he addressed...Read More