Indira attacked Constitution: Speaker amid protests

June 26, 2024 13:42

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla makes reference to Emergency in House amid protest by Opposition.

"Emergency a dark chapter in India's democracy; then PM Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency and attacked Constitution," he says.

It may be recalled that The BJP on Monday said it will launch a nationwide programme on the 1975 Emergency to "expose" the Congress' "authoritarianism" and its disregard for the Constitution.

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