Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas

1. The BJP-led government declared June 25 as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ to commemorate Emergency victims.
2. Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency on June 25, 1975.
3. Democracy was restored nearly two years later on March 21, 1977.

New Delhi, July 12: The BJP-led central government has officially declared June 25 as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ to commemorate those who suffered during the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on X, “On June 25, 1975, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, showing her dictatorial mindset, strangled the soul of Indian democracy by imposing an emergency in the country. Lakhs of people were jailed without any reason and the voice of the media was suppressed.”

He added, “The Government of India has decided to celebrate June 25 every year as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’. This day will remind us of the immense contribution of all those people who suffered the inhuman pain of the Emergency of 1975.”

Indira Gandhi’s government declared a state of emergency on June 25, 1975, and democracy was restored nearly two years later on March 21, 1977. June 25, 2024, marked 50 years since the Emergency.

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On June 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the Emergency as a “black spot” in India’s democracy during the first session of the new Lok Sabha.

He stated, “The new generation of India will never forget that the Constitution of India was completely rejected, every part of the Constitution was torn to pieces, the country was turned into a prison, democracy was completely suppressed. While protecting our Constitution and democratic traditions, the countrymen will resolve that no one will dare to do such a thing in India again. We will take a resolution of a vibrant democracy and fulfil the dreams of the common people as per the directions of the Constitution of India.”