PM Narendra Modi remembers those who resisted Emergency
Anniversary of Emergency: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday remembered all those greats who resisted the Emergency and protected Indian democracy. The BJP shared images showing what all were banned by Congress during the Emergency.
In a series of tweets on the anniversary of Emergency, the Prime Minister said, "The dark days of Emergency can never be forgotten. The period from 1975 to 1977 witnessed the systematic destruction of institutions."
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"Let us pledge to do everything possible to strengthen India’s democratic spirit, and live up to the values enshrined in our Constitution," PM Narendra Modi said.
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"This is how Congress trampled over our democratic ethos. We remember all those greats who resisted the Emergency and protected Indian democracy," he added.
BJP took to Instagram to share some photos highlighting the darkest phase of the democracy.
It wrote: "Can you believe what all were banned by the Congress during Emergency? A throwback to the darkest phase in India’s democratic history."
In images, it showed movies on Chandrashekhar Azad, Kishore Kumar songs, quotes of Mahatma Gandhi, quotes of Rabindranath Tagore, movies on Bhagat Singh, protests were all banned during the Emergency.
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