Emergency in India: BJP leaders today wrote on Twitter to mark 45 years of the Emergency declared by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Several BJP leaders today put out posts on social media to mark 45 years of the Emergency declared by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975. Emergency has remained one of the most controversial periods in Indian democracy.
The BJP said on Twitter: “Emergency 1975- The unforgivable sin of Congress. Before the President’s signature on the declaration papers, top national leaders like JP Narayan, Morarji Desai, LK Advani and AB Vajpayee along with hundreds of others had been imprisoned overnight.”
Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted: “On this day, 45 years ago one family’s greed for power led to the imposition of the Emergency. Overnight the nation was turned into a prison. The press, courts, free speech… all were trampled over. Atrocities were committed on the poor and downtrodden.” Mr Shah also accused Congress having an “Emergency mindset”.