Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the days of emergency that was imposed on this day on June 25, 1975 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi . Taking to twitter PM Modi wrote, The sacrifice of people who fought for democracy during the emergency will never be forgotten.
“Emergency was imposed on the country exactly 45 years ago. I salute the people who fought for the protection of India’s democracy and faced torture,” Modi tweeted in Hindi. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten by the country, he said.
आज से ठीक 45 वर्ष पहले देश पर आपातकाल थोपा गया था। उस समय भारत के लोकतंत्र की रक्षा के लिए जिन लोगों ने संघर्ष किया, यातनाएं झेलीं, उन सबको मेरा शत-शत नमन! उनका त्याग और बलिदान देश कभी नहीं भूल पाएगा। pic.twitter.com/jlQVJQVrsX
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 25, 2020