Congress leader Muraleedharan slams PM Modi over Centre's decision for 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 13 : Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Saturday slammed the BJP-led Central government for its decision to observe the June 25, the day Emergency was declared in 1975, as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'.
"Indira Gandhi declared Emergency in 1975 but when the situation improved, she withdrew it and announced the election. In the election, she was defeated. And she accepted the people's verdict," Muraleedharan told ANI.
"The situation is different now. Narendra Modi is functioning like an Emergency Prime Minister. Opposition is denied their rights and the Prime Minister is going his own way," he added.
He said the Emergency was an old story and accused the Prime Minister of behaving like a dictator.
The Congress leader said that the BJP does not have the absolute majority in the Lok Sabha and is ruling with the help of JDU and TDP.
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sudhanshu Trivedi took a jibe at the INDIA bloc leaders over their opposition to the government move.
"I want to ask INDI bloc leaders, was the agitation under the leadership of Jaiprakash Narayan anarchy? I want to ask Lalu Prasad Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav, was his father Mulayam Singh a part of anarchy?..." Sudhanshu Trivedi said at a press conference here.
Trivedi also criticised Indira Gandhi stating that she was convicted of electoral malpractices by the Allahabad High Court.
"... In the history of India, Indira Gandhi was the only person who was convicted of electoral malpractices and electoral corruption by the Allahabad High Court. Her membership was cancelled. When she approached the SC, her membership was retained but she could not work as an MP. She could not contest elections for six years, could not participate in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha, and also could not vote. That is when she imposed an emergency... No court could now comment on or question the Prime Minister," he said.