To mark 1975 Emergency, Centre declares June 25 as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’
New Delhi, July 12, 2024.
Union Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday that June 25 will be observed as ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’ (Murder of Constitution) to commemorate the struggles caused by the imposition of the Emergency in 1975 on that day.
Back then, Indira Gandhi-led Congress government had imposed 'Emergency', which lasted until March 21, 1977, under which the special provisions of the Constitution were used to suspend civil liberties, carry out mass arrests and curtail press freedom among other measures.
In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Shah called out the “dictatorial” mindset of the former Prime Minister, who, he said, had strangled the soul of India democracy by her actions on June 25, 1975.
