Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said no generation in the country should forget how democracy was murdered, throttled, and backstabbed during the Emergency.
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of the country’s 79th Independence Day, Modi said it has been 50 years since the Emergency was imposed “The Constitution was violated, we were cheated, we were stabbed in the back… India was turned into a prison, and the Emergency was imposed.
“It has been 50 years of Emergency. No generation in the country should forget this sin of murdering the Constitution. They should not forget the sinners who murdered the Constitution. We should never forget how democracy was murdered, throttled, and backstabbed during the Emergency,” he said.
The prime minister added, “We should go ahead by further strengthening our dedication to the Constitution of India.”
In a stern message to Pakistan, Prime Minister Modi declared that those sheltering terrorists would face the same consequences as the terrorists themselves. He asserted that nuclear threats directed at India had gone on for far too long and would no longer be endured.
Warning against the continuation of such tactics, the Prime Minister said the Indian Armed Forces would deliver a decisive response, on their own terms and at a time of their choosing. He emphasised that India is fully prepared to deliver a strong and fitting reply.