New Delhi: On the 40th anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said a vibrant liberal democracy was the key to progress and that everything should be done to strengthen democratic ideals and ethos.
A vibrant liberal democracy is the key to progress. Let us do everything possible to further strengthen our democratic ideals & ethos,” the Prime Minister tweeted this morning. Modi described Emergency as the darkest period in India’s history.
The PM said he is proud of the people who resisted the Emergency and whose efforts ensured that the democratic fabric was preserved. Emergency was a great opportunity to work with a wide spectrum of leaders & organisations fighting for the same goal – return of democracy,” he tweeted further.
Here are PM Modi’s tweets:
- We mark 40 years of one of India’s darkest periods- the Emergency, when the then political leadership trampled over our democracy.
- Inspired by the call of JP, several men & women across India selflessly immersed themselves in the movement to safeguard our democracy.
- We are very proud of the lakhs of people, who resisted the Emergency & whose efforts ensured that our democratic fabric is preserved.
- Personally, the Emergency brings back many memories. As youngsters, we learnt a lot during the anti-Emergency movement.
- Emergency was a great opportunity to work with a wide spectrum of leaders & organisations fighting for the same goal- return of democracy.
- A vibrant liberal democracy is the key to progress. Let us do everything possible to further strengthen our democratic ideals & ethos.
- The PM later spoke on Emergency also at an event to launch schemes for transforming urban India.
He said: “Nobody can forget June 25-26 when the nation was turned into a jail and bound with chains of Emergency for lust of power 40 years back. Forty years later, we want to preserve the dreams under which all citizens prosper under a democratic system.”
Bureau Report
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