June 4 will go down as 'Modi Mukti Diwas': Congress slams govt's Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas move
The Congress' reaction came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the government has decided to observe June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'
By Newsmeter Network Published on 12 July 2024 1:58 PM GMT
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday slammed the government's move to declare June 25, the day the Emergency was declared in 1975, as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' as yet another "headline grabbing exercise in hypocrisy" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Taking a swipe at the decision, the opposition party also said that from now on, every year on November 8, the day when demonetisation was announced in 2016, the people of India will celebrate "Aajivika Hatya Diwas" and a gazette notification will also be issued soon.
The Congress' reaction came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the government has decided to observe June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' to commemorate the "massive contributions" of those who endured inhuman pains during the period.
Congress General Secretary (In-charge, Communications), Jairam Ramesh said, "Yet another headline grabbing exercise in hypocrisy by the non-biological PM who had imposed an undeclared Emergency for ten long years before the people of India handed him a decisive personal, political, and moral defeat on June 4, 2024 - which will go down in history as Modi Mukti Diwas."
"This is a non-biological PM who has subjected the Constitution of India and its principles, values, and institutions to systematic assault," Ramesh said on X.
"This is a non-biological PM whose ideological parivar had rejected the Constitution of India in Nov 1949 on the grounds that it did not derive inspiration from Manusmriti. This is a non-biological PM for whom democracy means only demo-kursi," the Congress leader said.
Later, Ramesh also shared the video from Prime Minister Modi's November 8, 2016, speech when he announced demonetisation.
"From now on, every year on 8th November, people of India will celebrate 'Aajivika Hatya Diwas (Livelihood Killing Day)'. Its gazette notification will also be issued soon," Ramesh said in another post on X.
A gazette notification issued on Friday by the Union Home Ministry notes that Emergency was declared on June 25, 1975, following which there was "gross abuse of power by the government of the day and people of India were subjected to excesses and atrocities".
The people of India have abiding faith in the Constitution and the power of its resilient democracy, it said.
"Therefore, Government of India declares 25th June as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' to pay tribute to all those who suffered and fought against the gross abuse of power during the period of Emergency and to recommit the people of India to not support in any manner such gross abuse of power, in future," says the notification.
"The Modi government is bringing up the issue of emergency to cover up its failures. People will protest against the central government's declaration of June 25 as murder of Constitution Day. The people will teach a lesson to BJP In the upcoming assembly elections in Gujarat, Maharashtra and other states," TPCC senior vice president G Niranjan said.
Niranjan also said that after the imposition of Emergency, the Congress lost the 1977 general elections but returned back to power in the 1980 elections and Indira Gandhi became the Prime Minister again. With out knowing this fact that BJP is trying to rake up this issue after a lapse of 50 years which is sense less and proves the bankruptcy of BJP, Modi and Amit Shah.The Congress Party won the 1980 elections and Indira Gandhi took office as the Prime Minister again on 14th January and that day should be declared as Democracy Restoration Day, he added.
