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India Gazette
27-06-2025
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"Neither a politician nor a great minister": Renuka Chowdhury criticises Jaishankar over remarks on Emergency
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury on Friday criticised External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar for his remarks on the Emergency and India's foreign policy, calling him 'neither a politician nor a great minister.' 'We are surrounded by enemies everywhere. He is neither a politician nor a great minister. He should stop talking like this and focus on his actual job of making sure that India has some allies and friends. It's a failed policy that we are facing...' Chowdhury said while speaking to ANI. Her remarks came after Jaishankar criticised the Congress party during an event marking the 50th anniversary of the Emergency. Addressing the inaugural session of a mock parliament organised by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Jaishankar had said, 'All this happened because of one family... There's a movie titled 'Kissa Kursi Ka', and these three words aptly tell the reason behind the imposition of the Emergency. When a family is considered above the nation, things like the Emergency take place.' He recalled that during the Emergency, the opposition side of the parliament was empty as leaders were jailed. He stated that during that time he was a 20-year-old student at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He further said that the biggest lesson from the Emergency was to never take one's freedom for granted. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also reacted strongly to Jaishankar's comments, urging the minister to focus on the 'collapse of Indian diplomacy' rather than dwell on past political events. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury also criticised him, saying that the Congress party has repeatedly expressed regret for it multiple times, to the extent that a bye-election was called by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, knowing well that she might be defeated. (ANI)
India Gazette
27-06-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slams EAM Jaishankar's remarks on Emergency:
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday criticised External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for the latter's remarks on the Emergency, saying that multiple times Congress party has repeatedly expressed regret for it such that an election was called by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi knowing well that she might be defeated. 'His predecessor, Pranab Mukherjee, regretted the issue of the imposition of Emergency in public in 2008. Once the Emergency was lifted, Indira Gandhi herself admitted that it was a mistake. On several occasions, Congress repeatedly expressed regrets, but now the ruling party is trying to tarnish Congress,' the Congress leader told ANI here. He said that all those things are known by the EAM; however, he is being subservient to the 'diktats' of the Centre to keep on continuing his ministerial tenure. 'Mr Jaishankar knows everything, but to continue his ministerial tenure, he needs to be subservient to the dictates of the present government... What was the role of RSS during the Independence movement, Quit India, partition, and after independence?' he said. Meanwhile, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also slammed the EAM, saying he should focus on dealing with the 'collapse of Indian diplomacy' rather than talk about the Emergency. 'EAM would be well advised to deal with the complete collapse of Indian diplomacy. Indian diplomacy has taken huge hits in the last couple of weeks. He should be worried about repairing the damage to Indian diplomacy rather than getting into the history of what happened 50 years ago,' the Congress leader told ANI. Earlier today, Jaishankar aimed at the Congress party, stating that one family's interests were placed above the nation, while he remembered the 50th anniversary of the Emergency. 'All this happened because of one family... There's a movie titled 'Kissa Kursi Ka', and these three words aptly tell the reason behind the imposition of the Emergency. When a family is considered above the nation, things like the Emergency take place,' Jaishankar said. The EAM was addressing the inaugural session of a mock parliament, which was organised by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM). He recalled that during the Emergency, the opposition side of the parliament was empty as leaders were jailed. He stated that during that time he was a 20-year-old student at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He further said that the biggest lesson from the Emergency was to never take one's freedom for granted. (ANI)
India Gazette
27-06-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"EAM would be well advised to deal with the complete collapse of Indian diplomacy," Congress' Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday criticised Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Friday, saying that the latter should focus on dealing with the 'collapse of Indian diplomacy' rather than talk about the Emergency. 'EAM would be well advised to deal with the complete collapse of Indian diplomacy. Indian diplomacy has taken huge hits in the last couple of weeks. He should be worried about repairing the damage to Indian diplomacy rather than getting into the history of what happened 50 years ago,' the Congress leader told ANI. Earlier today, EAM Jaishankar aimed at the Congress party, stating that one family's interests were placed above the nation while remembering the 50th anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency. 'All this happened because of one family... There's a movie titled 'Kissa Kursi Ka', and these three words aptly tell the reason behind the imposition of the Emergency. When a family is considered above the nation, things like the Emergency take place,' Jaishankar said. Congress' Rajya Sabha MP also demanded answers regarding the India-US trade deal and the incessant claims of President Trump on managing the hostilities between India and Pakistan. 'What I can tell the EAM is to please tell us what President Trump is saying. What is his trade deal? Why is President Trump repeatedly claiming credit for the ceasefire?' he said. Taking potshots at the Prime Minister Jairam Ramesh, questioned why the nation, other political parties, including the opposition, are not being taken into confidence. 'Have we become such a democracy that the Parliament, other political parties are being ignored. Prime Minister does not stop his vow of silence, and we are getting important news about trade, Operation Sindoor from President Trump. This is a very weird situation; it is an insult to our democracy, Parliament, and our parties. Why does our PM not call a special session of Parliament? Or an all-party meet?' Demanding answers on the claim by the US president that a trade deal will be finalised with India soon, the Congress leader asked, 'Also, what is this trade deal? What decisions have been taken? A trade deal is about exports and imports, but are we going to drastically change our imports so that we buy even more things from the US? Are we opening up our agriculture, opening up our small and medium imports, are we liberalising imports from America?' Earlier, President Trump had said that the US is signing multiple trade deals with countries, highlighting that a notable deal with China has been finalised and that India will follow soon. While speaking at the Big Beautiful Bill event in Washington, DC, Trump said, 'We just signed with China yesterday. We are having some great deals. We have one coming up, maybe with India. Very big one. Where we're going to open up India, in the China deal, we are starting to open up China.' Notably, on June 10, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that India and the US were in the process of negotiating a fair and equitable trade agreement that will benefit both economies. Addressing a press conference over India-US trade deal and Future trade agreement with the European Union, Piyush Goyal said, 'PM Narendra Modi and US President Trump met in February our leaders have decided to enter into a bilateral trade agreement which will be mutually beneficial for both the economies, businesses on both sides and the people of both countries. We are negotiating to make a nice, fair, equitable and balanced agreement to promote business.' Earlier this month, while speaking at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said that a trade deal between India and the United States could be finalised soon, with both countries finding common ground that suits their interests. (ANI)
India Gazette
27-06-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Kissa Kursi Ka": Jaishankar takes dig at Congress over Emergency, says party placed one family above nation
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): On 50 years of the imposition of the Emergency in India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday took aim at the Congress party, stating that one family's interests were placed above the nation. He also referenced the movie 'Kissa Kursi Ka' to take a jibe at the Congress party. '... All this happened because of one family... There's a movie titled 'Kissa Kursi Ka', and these three words aptly tell the reason behind the imposition of the Emergency. When a family is considered above the nation, things like Emergency take place,' Jaishankar said. The External Affairs Minister addressed the inaugural session of a mock parliament which was organised by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Jaishankar recalled that during the Emergency, the opposition side of the parliament was empty as leaders were jailed. He stated that during that time he was a 20 year-old student at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He further said that the biggest lesson from the Emergency was to never take one's freedom for granted. 'We observed 50th anniversary of Emergency. We are here participating in mock parliament. During Emergency, opposition side of the parliament was empty. Leaders were jailed. This will never happen. I want to tell you what the biggest lesson is from the Emergency: Never take your freedom for granted. I was 20 years old when Emergency was imposed. I was in JNU. People think who are not aware about emergency, they think it was a political matter. But it impacted a way of life', Jaishankar said. The External Affairs Minster said that the entire exercise of Emergency was to 'break the morale of the country and the society'. He stated that the people who were not even in politics were impacted, whereas those who were in politics were well aware that doing politics meant an inevitable arrest. 'This entire exercise, in a way, was to break the morale of the country and the society... Many people, who were not even in politics, were impacted. Those who were in politics were well aware that doing politics meant an inevitable arrest, and those who were arrested were unaware if and when they would be released', Jaishankar said. The Union Minister also recalled the period of the 1971 elections when the popularity of the government dropped drastically, corruption in the country had increased and the inflation was high. He further stated that the Prime Minister was charged in two cases following the intervention of the Allahabad High Court. 'After winning the elections in 1971, within a few years, the popularity of the government had drastically dropped. Corruption had increased, inflation was very high, and the tide was not in their favour. People were angry. Agitations were going on in Gujarat and Bihar... People were raising questions on the business of the then 'yuvraj'. Based on the verdict of the Allahabad High Court, the then Prime Minister was charged with two cases- corrupt practices and misuse of government machinery', Jaishankar said. The EAM said that a total of 48 ordinances were passed during the Emergency period followed by five amendments. He mentioned that three amendments out of the five were very particular. He noted that the 38th amendment was regarding the declaration of the Emergency, meanwhile, the 39th amendment was on challenging the election of the Prime Minister in court. The 42nd Amendment focused on the dilution of fundamental rights and how the power of courts was curtailed. 'During the Emergency, 48 ordinances were passed. Just imagine - in two years, 48 ordinances and five amendments. Among these, three amendments were particularly significant. One was the 38th Amendment, which stated that you cannot challenge the declaration of Emergency in court. The 39th Amendment said that the Prime Minister's election could not be challenged in court and the 42nd Amendment allowed the dilution of Fundamental Rights and curtailed the powers of the courts', he said. The Emergency was imposed between June 25, 1975, and March 21, 1977. (ANI)
India Today
27-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
S Jaishankar's 'Kissa Kursi Ka' jibe at Congress over Emergency
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday referenced the Raj Babbar-Shabana Azmi starring 'Kissa Kursi Ka' in taking a jibe at the Congress on 'Emergency' from 1975 to 1977 during Indira Gandhi's regime. "All this happened because of one family," the 70-year-old minister said, on 50 years of the imposition of 'Emergency'."There's a movie titled 'Kissa Kursi Ka', and these three words aptly tell the reason behind the imposition of the Emergency. When a family is considered above the nation, things like 'Emergency' take place," Jaishankar said in his address at the inaugural session of a mock parliament organised by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM). advertisementRecalling the 21-month period, when he was a 20-year-old student at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jaishankar said the entire exercise was to "break the morale of the country and the society". The minister added that people who were not even in politics were impacted by the decision, while those involved with politics were aware that they would inevitably get arrested. "This entire exercise, in a way, was to break the morale of the country and society... Many people, who were not even in politics, were impacted. Those who were in politics were well aware that doing politics meant an inevitable arrest, and those who were arrested were unaware if and when they would be released", Jaishankar told the movie 'Kissa Kursi Ka' was banned from being released during the 'Emergency'. It is a political satire made in 1975 by Amrit Nahata, and focused on Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay Gandhi. It was released after Indira Gandhi's government was ousted."After winning the elections in 1971, within a few years, the popularity of the government had drastically dropped. Corruption had increased, inflation was very high, and the tide was not in their favour. People were angry. Agitations were going on in Gujarat and Bihar... People were raising questions on the business of the then 'yuvraj'. Based on the verdict of the Allahabad High Court, the then Prime Minister was charged with two cases, corrupt practices and misuse of government machinery", Jaishankar recalled.- EndsMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
