Country facing undeclared emergency under BJP rule: Congress


New Delhi, Jun 25 (PTI): Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remark on the Emergency, the Congress today said he should remember the country is facing an "undeclared Emergency" under the BJP rule.

It, however, acknowledged that the Emergency, imposed on this day in 1975, "was a mistake" and said lessons have been learned.

"The prime minister talks of remembering the Emergency. Yes, we remember the Emergency. But we also ask him to remember we are facing an undeclared Emergency," All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson Tom Vadakkan alleged.

History may repeat itself if the prime minister failed to learn from the past, he warned.

"We accept the Emergency was a mistake. We have learned from it. But while reminding us of those mistakes, please learn to correct yourself. If you do not learn from history, you are bound to repeat it. The country is witnessing just that," he said.

The Congress leader referred to the CBI raids at the residence of NDTV founder Prannoy Roy to drive his point home that there is an "undeclared Emergency" under the BJP rule, with the media being muzzled.

"The Group of Ministers has been reduced to "just a name" under the Modi rule. It is not the Union Cabinet but the Prime Minister's Office which takes the decisions," Vadakkan claimed.

"No meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security took place. No explanation has been given till date on the amount of money collected through demonetization," he said.

The Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity should issue a white paper on those receiving its advertisements and to what extent corporate houses are involved in the backroom management of the media.

The Congress leader also expressed concern "over a spurt in the number of lynching incidents and harassment by anti- Romeo squads (in Uttar Pradesh)".

The situation at present is "no match to a declared Emergency", he said.

In his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', Modi today remembered the Emergency, saying "such a black night" cannot be forgotten, and underlined the need for eternal vigilance to preserve democracy.

He recalled that democracy-lovers had fought a big battle against the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and said the pro-democracy "heritage" needs to be strengthened.

Modi said it was essential to remember the incidents which have caused harm to democracy and move ahead towards the positives of democracy.

  

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  • Ex Sgt George A. Borromeo, Pumpwell, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 26 2017

    Congress spoke person has agreed that the Emergency declared by Late Indira Gandhi was a mistake, and they have corrected their mistake. But they have not compensated the effected citizens, Politicians, Media Spoke Persons or the Journalist.
    Now let us elaborate his accusation about the present BJP Government.
    First he has elaborated Modiji is taking decisions with his closest confidantes, but what Congress is doing or has done, only Gandhi family can decide, and dictate terms to the Government or the INC. So we can see so many Congress Parties, under the stewardship of so many Regional Leaders.
    Forget about Delhi, let us take the example of Mangalore. Has the Congress Party has got a full time President in our District ????? No why ?????

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  • Anirudh P, Bengaluru

    Mon, Jun 26 2017

    That's very nice to hear.

    If chor congies are feeling as if they are under emergency that's really good news.

    It's good days for good and honest people and bad day's for dongies.

    Congratulations to Modiji for achieving the target before five years.

    In a good administration dishonest people should live in fear and that's what is happening now.

    Bharat Mata Ki Jai

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  • anthony, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 26 2017

    Arun Shourie has rightly discribed the present state of affairs in our country as decentralised state of EMERGENCY. we need to be vigilant and the need for the hour is to build a strong opposition parties in our country.

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  • paul dsouza, balakunje

    Mon, Jun 26 2017

    EVERY INDIAN CITIZEN ARE REALIZED TODAY THEIR BIG MISTAKE CHOSING BJP.

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  • Pulakeshi, Pulkeri, Karkala.

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    Truly said, it's undeclared emergency.

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  • MN, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    True. Some parties decimated and some reduced to double digit numbers....

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  • Desi Jawan, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    Corrections....

    CONgress is facing undeclared emergency as their ship is on its course of sinking under the leadership of inexperienced Pappu and Waitress. Country is safe and free from emergency like situation which India faced during the time of Indira.

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  • Suresh Rao, Chikmagalur/Mysore

    Mon, Jun 26 2017

    Desi Jawan, Mangalore What the hell do you know about the emergency during Indiraji's rule, you were not born so please do not comment I am a real Jawan so ask me, we were proud to serve our country, unlike this days our man in uniform are not respected and been killed. What is Desi Jawan is it something Popular Front of India, SIMI, RSS or Bajrang Dal or Ram Sena stop calling yourself Jawan.

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 26 2017

    well said, a tight slap for nakli jawan.

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  • mahesh, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    just the fact that he is saying this and is not arrested indicates that there is freedom of speech.
    During Indira gandhi's emergency people have been arrested for far less.
    Theres no such thing as declared and undeclared emergency. If so, all the media would have been shut down just like during indira's emergency.
    Congress can talk what they like, its better people remind themselves how bad the situation was that time.

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  • JK, Udupi

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    If Tom thinks that CBI raid at NDTV owner's house is an emergency then buying media to attack government also undeclared emergency too.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    The congress emergency was declared. The current BJPees emergency is undeclared.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    Demonetization & GST are the biggest disasters of independent India ...

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  • David País, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    remote controlled emergency in india .

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