When democracy prevailed over authoritarianism: PM Modi, Amit Shah salute greats who resisted Emergency in 1975

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid homage to all those greats who resisted the Emergency imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on this day in 1975 and said democracy had prevailed over authoritarianism. Indias democratic ethos successfully prevailed over an authoritarian mindset, he tweeted. In 1975, on this day, democracy was murdered by the Congress party to remain in power. A grateful nation remembers thousands of unsung heroes from Bharatiya Jan Sangh and RSS, who led the anti-Emergency movement from the front he tweeted. Also read: The declaration of Emergency on June 25, 1975 and the incidents that followed, mark as one of the darkest chapters in Indias history. On this day, we the people of India should always remember the importance of upholding the integrity of our institutions and the Constitution, he said. Union Home Minister Amit Shah recalled how newspapers were shut and citizens of the country were deprived of their fundamental rights. I salute all those soldiers, he tweeted. Emergency was imposed in India from June 25, 1975 to March 21, 1977.