Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's remark on the dark days of Emergency seem to have drawn a sharp criticism by the BJP.
In an article titled 'The Sangh Silence in 1975', the RJD patriarch had said that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imprisoned several political leaders but "never abused" them.
The political life of Lalu Prasad Yadav has almost ended, and now he wants to ensure the safety and security of his family and his son.
VIDEO | "The departed souls of Jayaprakash Narayan and Rammanohar Lohiya must be in great pain after listening to the new interpretation of Emergency era by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, which is considered to be one of the darkest periods in India's political history.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's remark on the dark days of Emergency seem to have drawn a sharp criticism by the BJP. In an article titled 'The Sangh Silence in 1975', the RJD patriarch had said that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imprisoned several political leaders but "never abused" them.
Sharing an excerpt from the article on X, the RJD chief said that despite 1975 being a stain on the nation's democracy, let's not forget who doesn't respect the opposition in 2024.
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"I was the convener of the steering committee that Jayaprakash Narayan had constituted to carry forward the movement against the excesses of emergency imposed by the then PM Indira Gandhi. I was in jail under the Maintenance of Security Act (MISA) for over 15 months. My colleagues and I did not know many of the BJP ministers speaking about the emergency today. We hadn't heard of Modi, JP Nadda, and some of the PM's other ministerial colleagues who today lectured us on the value of freedom," he wrote on X.
"Indira Gandhi put many of us behind bars, but she never abused us. Neither she nor her ministers called us "anti-national" or "unpatriotic." She never enabled vandals to defile the memory of Babasaheb Ambedkar, the architect of our Constitution. 1975 is a stain on our democracy, but let's not forget who doesn't respect the opposition in 2024," the RJD leader added.
Calling the RJD chief's remark "petty" politics, BJP leader Nikhil Anand said, "The departed souls of Jayaprakash Narayan and Rammanohar Lohiya must be in great pain after listening to the new interpretation of the Emergency Era by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The political life of Lalu Prasad Yadav has almost ended, and now he wants to ensure the safety and security of his family and his son. That is why he has resorted to such a petty level."
VIDEO | "The departed souls of Jayaprakash Narayan and Rammanohar Lohiya must be in great pain after listening to the new interpretation of Emergency era by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The political life of Lalu Prasad Yadav has almost ended and now he wants to ensure the safety andâæ pic.twitter.com/eACQiLrPht — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 29, 2024
A 21-month state of emergency was imposed in India on June 25, 1975 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, which is considered to be one of the darkest periods in India's political history.
Published By: Akhilesh Nagari Published On: Jun 29, 2024
