New Delhi: The central government has decided to celebrate 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' on 25 June. A gazette notification has also been issued regarding this. On 25 June 1975, the then Congress government led by Indira Gandhi imposed an emergency on the country without any reason. Keeping this incident as a lesson for future generations, the central government has declared this day as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed about this on X. He wrote, "On 25 June 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. The Government of India has decided to celebrate 25 June every year as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'. This day will commemorate the immense contribution of all those people who suffered the inhuman pain of the Emergency of 1975."

In another tweet, Amit Shah wrote, "The purpose of this decision taken by the central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to honor the struggle of millions of people who fought to revive democracy despite facing countless tortures and oppression by the dictatorial government. 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' will work to keep alive the eternal flame of protecting democracy and individual freedom inside every Indian, so that no dictatorial mindset like Congress can repeat it in the future." #SamvidhaanHatyaDiwas

Why was the emergency imposed?

On 25 June 1975, the-then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed a 21-month emergency. The Allahabad High Court found her guilty of rigging the elections and canceled her election, and Indira Gandhi had to resign from the post of PM. But instead of resigning, she chose to impose an emergency. During this time, thousands of opponents were put in jail, the fundamental rights of the common people were crushed, and the electricity of press offices was cut off so that no anti-government news could be published in the newspapers. A sterilization campaign was run across the country under the leadership of Indira's son Sanjay Gandhi. It is said that during this time more than 60 lakh people were sterilized by forcibly getting people off buses, luring them, or by other means. Earlier, an emergency was imposed in India in 1962 and another in 1971, but at that time there was a war going on, and it did not have much impact on the public and the leaders.

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