With the central government coming up with new names, there is yet another name that the government has decided to give to the emergency period that was declared by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in June 25, 1975.
The central government has declared June 25 as ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’ in remembrance of what it described as the “inhuman pain” suffered by those who were jailed during the Emergency that was imposed on this date in 1975.
Taking to his ‘X’ handle (formerly known as Twitter), Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday wrote, “Then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi throttled the soul of Indian democracy by imposing the Emergency on June 25, 1975, exhibiting her dictatorial mindset. Lakhs of people were jailed without any reason and the media was silenced. The Indian government has decided to observe June 25 as Samvidhaan Hatya Divas. This day will be dedicated to the sacrifice of all those who suffered inhuman pain during the 1975 Emergency.”
The loose translation of “Samvidhaan Hatya Divas” means “the day the Constitution was murdered”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi supported Shah’s post. He reiterated that June 25 would pay homage to the ones “who suffered due to the excesses of the Emergency, a Congress unleashed dark phase of Indian history”. “To observe 25th June as Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas will serve as a reminder of what happens when the Constitution of India was trampled over. It is also a day to pay homage to each and every person who suffered due to the excesses of the Emergency, a Congress unleashed dark phase of Indian history,” the PM added in his post.
The following declaration made by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government came amidst the raging debate over the Constitution.
