Congress has no right to profess love for our Constitution: PM Modi
On the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attacked the Congress, accusing the party of disregarding democratic principles and “turning the country into a jail”.
He also took a dig at the party, saying it had no right to “profess their love” for the Constitution.
On June 25, 1975, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, a Congress stalwart, imposed Emergency in the country, during which civil liberties were suspended, opposition leaders and dissidents jailed and censorship of press. It was in place for 21 months till 1977.
In a tweet, PM Modi paid homage to those who “resisted” the Emergency and said the “dark days” reminded people of how the Congress “subverted basic freedoms and trampled the Constitution”.
In a tweet, PM Modi paid homage to those who “resisted” the Emergency and said the “dark days” reminded people of how the Congress “subverted basic freedoms and trampled the Constitution”.
“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,” he tweeted.
Lashing out at the Congress over allegations of the Constitution being “attacked”, PM Modi alleged that the party destroyed federalism and had no right to “profess their love” for the Constitution.