Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the opposition Congress after they announced that June 25 would be observed every year as ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’ in defiance of the 1975 Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government.
In his official X PM Modi said, “On June 25 #SamvidhaanHatyaDiwas is observed as a reminder of what happens when the Constitution of India is trampled on. It is also a day to pay tribute to every person who has suffered the excesses of Crisis, which is the dark phase of the Congress in Indian history.”
PM MODI and Amit Shah declared ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’
Union Minister Amit Shah declared ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’. He told X: “On June 25, 1975, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who unabashedly displayed a dictatorial mentality, was strangled by the imposition of a national emergency. Scores of people were thrown behind bars through no fault of their own and the voice of the media was silenced
Shah further stated, “The Government of India is determined to celebrate June 25 every year as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’. The day remembers the immense contribution of all those who endured the inhuman pains of the 1975 Crisis.”
Welcome message from top BJP leaders
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh also posted a message on social media acknowledging the announcement of the center He said, “In the history of Indian democracy, the conditions created by the cycle of emergency and practiced repression are still fresh in the memory of the countrymen.”
“The government of India has declared 25th June #SamvidhaanHatyaDiwas to remind us of the attempt to strangle the Constitution by imposing an Emergency in India and to pay tribute to the revolutionaries who stood up for democratic rights. Contributed by those who spent time Singh added that Union Health Minister JP Nadda also spoke X age and said: “25. June 1975 was a dark day when the dictatorial mindset of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed a “Crisis” on the country, killing our constitutional democracy. The Central Government has decided to celebrate “Samvidhan Hatya Diwas” on 25th June every year.
Opposition hits back
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh attacked the Center against the announcement, calling it “headline-grabbing”. He also accused Prime Minister Modi of subjecting the Indian Constitution and its principles, values , and institutions to a “systematic attack”.
“Yet another headline-grabbing hypocrisy from a non-biological Prime Minister who imposed an undeclared emergency for 10 long years before the people of India handed him a decisive personal, political, and moral defeat on June 4, 2024 – which will be. enter in the history as ModiMukti Diwas,” wrote Ramesh X.
Congress leader Manikam Tagore also reacted to the announcement of Samvidhan Diwas, calling it a misleading tactic. “People will not accept such a policy,” he added.
Samajwadi Party leader Fakhrul Hasan Chaand said: The BJP government misused institutions and laws and many opposition leaders were worried. Crisis, whether declared or undeclared, is not suitable for democracy. It undermines democracy. If the Congress party cannot be forgiven for the Crisis in 1975, the BJP cannot forgive the situation today”.
RJD leader Manoj Jha said: “Look who is talking? They have destroyed the Constitution; they should hold a mirror before themselves. A few years ago, a day to commemorate the horrors of partition was announced but it was not done by talking about it. Indians will not accept your “gods” now.
In another attack by the opposition, JMM MP Mahua Maji said, “BJP which had raised the slogan of crossing 400 could not get 400 and had to limit itself to 200. INDIA alliance got the mandate that they got because the Constitution was in danger.
