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India Gazette
30-06-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Emergency was a direct attack on constitution, democracy: Tripura CM Saha
Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 1 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha criticised the Congress for imposing the Emergency in 1975, calling it an attack on the Indian Constitution and democracy. Chief Minister Saha, while addressing the Mock Parliament organised by the BJP Mahila Morcha at Muktadhara Auditorium on Monday, said that the Emergency from 1975 to 1977 was a black chapter, and the participants here today will learn about the history and hold discussions on this matter. 'We forgot so many things. Especially the days of sorrow--we forgot. A person can't live keeping sorrowful days in memories,' the Tripura CM said. He said that everyone knows that in 1971, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency. 'She contested the election in 1971 from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh and on 10th March, when results were declared, she won. But her nearest opponent candidate, Raj Narain, couldn't accept it and challenged it in Allahabad High Court. Everyone knows about this matter. Raj Narain said that with the help of the Government, Indira Gandhi won the election and appointed a gazetted officer as her election agent. Based on these two matters, Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha on 12th June 1972 declared the election as null and void,' said CM Saha. He informed that the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi knocked on the door of the Supreme Court, and there Justice Krishna Iyer said that she could remain Prime Minister but couldn't vote or hold any government post. 'Later, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Siddhartha Shankar Ray, was summoned--he was a renowned barrister--and Indira Gandhi discussed the matter with him. Then pressure was mounted on President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed and the Emergency was declared in 1975, which is a black day,' said Dr Saha. He said that this is why the Mock Parliament was arranged--to make the young generations aware of this black day and to discuss it. Later, they will convey it to the people as well. 'It was a direct attack on the Indian Constitution. We have seen how democracy was killed during the Congress regime. In Tripura, the then Chief Minister was Sukhamoy Sengupta, and we saw how they used the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) in a wrongful way and arrested many people, starting with journalists. We saw what kind of situation was created. Many houses were vandalised. Those who protested against the Emergency were arrested, and even the press was attacked. Now we are seeing what development truly means. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been working to protect the Constitution,' he added. During the event, BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee, Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury, BJP general secretary Bhagaban Das, and BJP Mahila Morcha state president Mimi Majumder were present. (ANI)
The Hindu
27-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Emergency was imposed to bring down morale of the country, says EAM Jaishankar
It's not normal when students are sleeping the hostel, and suddenly some of them are taken away for no reason. This happened during nights. Imagine the trauma everyone had to go through External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar said, speaking at the inaugural session of the Mock Parliament organized by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Friday (June 27, 2025). This whole exercise was done to bring down the morale of the country, he said. I was studying when the Emergency was imposed in 1975, and I will never forget what happened and what everyone had to go through. The lesson I took away from Emergency was, 'Never take freedom for granted.' Everybody assumes Emergency is related to politics, but it was always more than that. It affected every aspect of the country, including arts, culture, cinema, education. 'It affected everybody's way of life,' the External Affairs Minister said. Emergency was imposed based on the rationale that there were imminent internal threats to the Indian state, and some minor internal issues were portrayed as security threats to the country. Many important leaders were arrested, he noted.
News18
27-06-2025
- Politics
- News18
'Never Take Freedom For Granted': Jaishankar Slams Gandhi Family For Emergency
Speaking at the inaugural event of the Mock Parliament by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) to mark 50 years of Emergency, Jaishankar 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."
