Need to educate youth so that Emergency is not repeated: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

DELHI Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday recalled the murder of the Constitution during the Emergency imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, highlighting the need for reminding youth about the dark chapter of democracy.

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"Just as we stage Ramlila every year to tell youngsters that they should not become like demon king Ravana, this annual commemoration of the Emergency is needed to prevent the return of the dark chapter in future," she said at a mock parliament organised by Mahila Morcha of Delhi BJP.

Highlighting the Emergency-related changes made in the Constitution, forced sterilisation, restriction on media and films, she said, "The Congress has only worked to retain power over the past 70 years. Even in the Shah Bano case, the then Congress government brought in a law to appease a community at the cost of the exploitation of women."