Punjab Story Bureau

The BJP-led Central government on Friday declared that June 25 will be observed as the Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas to mark the imposition of the Emergency.
"A proclamation of Emergency was made on 25th June 1975, following which there was a gross abuse of power by the Government of the day and the people of India were subjected to excesses and atrocities," the government's notification, shared by home minister Amit Shah, read.

"Therefore, the government of India declares 25th June as “Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas to pay tribute to all those who suffered and fought against the gross abuse of power during the period of Emergency and to recommit the people of India to not support in any manner such gross abuse of power, in future," it added.

" Those who struggled to revive democracy despite facing inexplicable persecution at the hands of an oppressive government".

"The observance of 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' will help keep the eternal flame of individual freedom and the defence of our democracy alive in every Indian, thus preventing dictatorial forces like the Congress from repeating those horrors," he wrote on X.