50th anniversary of Emergency

Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): Haryana Governor Prof. Asim Kumar Ghosh paid rich floral tributes to Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan and former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Emergency. Terming June 26, 1975, as the darkest chapter in the history of Indian democracy, the Governor stated that the declaration of the Emergency marked an unprecedented assault on democratic values. He noted that during that period, fundamental rights of citizens were completely suspended, freedom of the press was crushed, opposition leaders were imprisoned, and severe restrictions were imposed on civil liberties. The Governor highlighted…