New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said no generation in the country should forget how democracy was murdered, throttled, and backstabbed during the Emergency.
\nAddressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of the country\u2019s 79th Independence Day, Modi said it has been 50 years since the Emergency was imposed \u201cThe Constitution was violated, we were cheated, we were stabbed in the back\u2026 India was turned into a prison, and the Emergency was imposed.
\n\u201cIt 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,\u201d he said.
\nThe prime minister added, \u201cWe should go ahead by further strengthening our dedication to the Constitution of India.\u201d (Agencies)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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