Early Times Report
Jammu, June 25: On the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the imposition of the emergency, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) District President Jammu South Rekha Mahajan directed sharp criticism at the Congress while addressing the karyekartas, saying that the dark days of the emergency reminded how the Congress Party trampled over the Constitution of India. Today, the BJP announced a nationwide program to commemorate the emergency imposed on June 25, 1875, by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Rekha Mahajan condemned the misuse of power and suppression of democratic freedoms during that period, attributing the survival of democracy to the sacrifices of those who fought to restore constitutional norms.
Rekha Mahajan emphasized that today is a day to pay homage to all those great men and women who resisted the emergency. The Dark Days of Emergency remind us of how the Congress Party subverted basic freedoms and trampled over the Constitution of India, which every Indian respects greatly. She further said that just to cling on to power, the then-Congress government disregarded every democratic principle.
Rekha Mahajan further shared, “Just to cling on to power, the then Congress government disregarded every democratic principle and made the nation into a jail. Any person who disagreed with Congress was tortured and harassed. Socially regressive policies were unleashed to target the weakest sections.” She added that those who imposed the emergency have no right to profess their love for our Constitution.
“These are the same people who have imposed Article 356 on innumerable occasions, got a bill to destroy press freedom, destroyed federalism, and violated every aspect of the Constitution,” Rekha added.
Rekha asserted If democracy is still alive in this country today, the credit goes to those people who struggled to restore democracy, went to jail, and had to undergo so much physical and mental torture.
She said the coming generations of India will remember their struggle and their contribution to protecting democracy. |
