The trailer of Kangana Ranaut's much-awaited directorial, Emergency, is finally out. The film features Kangana as Indira Gandhi, who declared an Emergency in the country in 1975. Watch the trailer below.
Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas: "The Government of India has decided to observe the 25th of June every year as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas.' This day will commemorate the massive contributions of all those who endured the inhuman pains of the 1975 Emergency," Amit Shah said in a post on X.
President Droupadi Murmu's Emergency remark comes a day after newly-appointed Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's statement on the same issue created a political uproar led by Congress MPs.
It may be recalled that on the first day of the 18th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to those great men and women who resisted the Emergency in 1975 and reminded people of how Congress under Indira Gandhi subverted basic liberties and trampled over the Constitution.
BJP's attack on Congress Congress had destroyed independence – Modi India's Constitution was trampled - Modi Congress had strangled democracy – Yogi Opposition was put in jail by imposing emergency- Yogi
During the Emergency imposed on June 25, 1975, Narendra Modi, then RSS pracharak, actively participated in the Navnirman Movement, witnessing the power of student-led protests. His impassioned speeches and poetry energised the youth, portraying Emergency as an opportunity to expose govt failures.
On the 50th anniversary of the Emergency imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, BJP leaders, including President JP Nadda and Union Ministers, reflected on this "dark chapter" in Indian democracy.
Then PM Indira Gandhi made the announcement of imposition of Emergency in a broadcast on All India Radio on late night on June 25, 1975, shortly after the Supreme Court granted a conditional stay on the Allahabad High Court verdict declaring her election to the Lok Sabha as null and void.
India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma appeared on 'ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash' and shared the story of his struggle during childhood. He also revealed the unheard story of him being jailed during the Emergency.
Emergency was imposed on this day in 1975 by the then-Congress government led by prime minister Indira Gandhi.
Anniversary of Emergency: PM Modi who began his two-day visit to Egypt on Saturday has now paid homage to those people who resisted the Emergency imposed by the then PM Indira Gandhi in 1975.
At Hindu College's programme, India TV's chairman and Editor-In-Chief Rajat Sharma shared some incidents related to his life during the Emergency imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi-led Congress government.
Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, during an event on Saturday, emphasised the "fearless sense of independence of courts" and added it saved democracy during the Emergency in 1975.
During his speech, PM Modi said: "Indians are proud of their democracy. Today, we can proudly say India is the mother of democracy... The diversity of culture, food, clothes, music and traditions makes our democracy vibrant. India has shown that democracy can deliver and has delivered."
The order vested upon the Prime Minister the authority to rule by decree, allowing elections to be suspended and Freedom of Press was curtailed.
Officially issued by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352 of the Constitution due to the prevailing "internal disturbance", the Emergency was in effect from June 25, 1975, until its withdrawal on March 21, 1977.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that RSS is like a large school and Rahul Gandhi will need time to understand what the organisation stands for.
It was on this day (June 25), in 1975, that Independent India experienced it's darkest hour. An hour that will live long in infamy as one of grave consequences. It has been 45 years since that day, while the emergency might not exist anymore, neither the prime minister who imposed it, if you speak to those who lived through it, you would realise that the scars of The Emergency linger fresh both in the nation's DNA as well as those who experienced the horrors.
The legacy of the Emergency remains controversial -- till date -- and is more often than not referred to as the darkest phase of democracy in India.
For much of the Emergency, most of Gandhi's political opponents were imprisoned and the press was censored. Several other human rights violations were reported from the time.
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