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रााष्ट्र Current Affairs Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas

The gazette notification said…

The gazette notification issued by the Central purpose of this decision taken by the Central
Government said that after the Emergency Government under the leadership of Prime
was declared on 25 June 1975, there was Minister Narendra Modi is to honor the
a gross misuse of power by the then struggle of millions of people who fought to
government. Excesses and atrocities were revive democracy despite facing innumerable
committed on the people of India. The people tortures and oppression by the dictatorial
of India have strong faith in the Constitution of government. 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'
India and the democracy of India; therefore, will serve to keep alive the eternal flame of
the Government of India has declared 25 June democracy and individual liberty within every
as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' to pay tribute Indian so that no dictatorial mindset can
to all those who faced and struggled against repeat it in the future.
the gross misuse of power during the period Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a
of emergency. The people of India have post on Amit Shah's Instagram and said that
recommitted to not support the gross misuse declaring June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya
of power in any way in the future. Diwas' will remind of the time when the
The Union Home Minister said that the Constitution of India was suppressed.

The justice system could not escape the shadow In the history of India, the soul of Indian democracy
of that horrific form of emergency. The media was was strangled by imposing an emergency on 25
also curbed. To increase awareness of democracy, June 1975. On July 12, 2024, Union Home and
efforts should be made in this direction, be it media Cooperation Minister Amit Shah shared his post
or other sectors. Just as the country and the world on the X platform and wrote that on 25 June 1975,
faced lockdown during Covid, Indian democracy the then Prime Minister, showing her dictatorial
has also faced a lockdown for a long time in history mindset, strangled the soul of Indian democracy
- from 25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977. For 21 by imposing an emergency in the country. Lakhs
months, this country was turned into a prison cell of people were jailed without any reason and the
by imposing an emergency. Even the fundamental voice of the media was suppressed. To make
rights of the people were snatched away, the the nation aware of the same, the Government
judiciary was attacked. Those 21 months of of India has decided to celebrate 25 June every
emergency are those dark pages of the democratic year as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'. This day will
history of the world's largest democracy, which commemorate the immense contribution of all
we will find black no matter how many times we those people who suffered the inhuman pain of the
uncover them. Emergency of 1975. n

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