 EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 25: Congress murdered democracy by imposing emergency, stated J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina as the party observed “Black Day” to denounce emergency imposed by Congress in 1975.
Bharatiya Janata Party leaders led by party President Ravinder Raina, registered their strong protest wearing black bands outside party headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu.
J&K BJP Vice-President Yudhvir Sethi, General Secretary Dr D K Manyal, Programme Coordinator Ajay Pargal, Office Secretary Tilak Raj Gupta, Media Secretary Dr Pardeep Mahotra and others also participated in the protest against the emergency imposed in 1975.
Ravinder Raina, during the protest, lashed out at Congress for imposing emergency and for the murder of democracy in 1975 on 25th June. He said that the highly deplorable act was performed by one of the tallest Congress leaders Indira Gandhi (former Prime Minister) merely to remain in power. He said that BJP is observing emergency anniversary as ‘Black Day’ to give respect to all those who suffered grave atrocities at the hands of a dictator of modern times.
Raina said that Congress party imposed emergency to curb down the democratic voices and hit out at every single force that dared to challenge the wrong policies of the then government. He said that the media was gagged, opposition was terrorized, jailed and lakhs of innocent people faced the jails and were victimized on one pretest or the other.
Raina added that emergency day will remain as black dot on Indian Democracy. |
