Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and PM Modi Remember the Emergency on its 50th Anniversary

Guna (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 25: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia called the Emergency a ‘black day’ and stressed the importance of the Constitution for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Speaking on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, Scindia said, “Today, 25 June is the anniversary of the Emergency… Today we should keep that black day in mind so that such an incident never happens again in the future. Democracy in the country should remain strong. The Constitution of the country is very important for the BJP, NDA government …”

Prime Minister Modi also criticized the Congress, stating that the dark days of the Emergency are a reminder of how the Congress Party trampled over the Constitution of India. PM Modi posted on X, “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.”

He further added, “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.”

The Emergency, imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from June 25, 1975, to 1977, is considered one of the most controversial periods in independent India’s history. During this time, there were political arrests, mass forced sterilisation, and beautification drives. Key opposition leaders, including Atal Bihari Vajpayee, LK Advani, and Jay Prakash Narayanan, were either jailed or placed under detention.