Cabinet adopts resolution on Emergency, observes silence

The Union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday passed a resolution to commemorate and honour the "sacrifices of countless individuals who valiantly resisted the Emergency" and its attempt at subversion of the spirit of Indian Constitution.

- Smriti Kak Ramachandran

NEW DELHI:

Observing a two-minute silence to mark the 50th anniversary of the Emergency that was imposed in 1975 by the then Congress government headed by Indira Gandhi, the Union cabinet paid tributes to the exemplary courage and valiant resistance of ordinary citizens who stood up to the Emergency's excesses, whose constitutionally guaranteed democratic rights were taken away and were then subjected to "unimaginable horrors".

"The year 2025 marks 50 years of the Samvidhan Hatya Diwas - an unforgettable chapter in the history of India where the Constitution was subverted, the Republic and democratic spirit of India was attacked, federalism was undermined, and fundamental rights, human liberty and dignity were suspended," the resolution said.