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Big news right now: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the BJP is observing a ‘black day’ to mark the 43rd anniversary of 1975 Emergency imposed by then PM Indira Gandhi to not just criticise the Congress, but make today’s youth aware of what happened then. “India remembers the Emergency as a dark period during which every institution was subverted and an atmosphere of fear was created. Not only people but also ideas and artistic freedom were held hostage to power politics,” he tweeted earlier in the day. Modi also hailed the spirit of those citizens who firmly opposed the Emergency that came into force on June 25, 1975 leading to suspension of the fundamental rights. Hitting back at the PM, Congress president Rahul Gandhi questioned him on rising rapes in India, which has been ranked as the ‘most dangerous country’ for women in a global survey of experts.
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