JD(U) leader KC Tyagi welcomes 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas', seeks compensation for emergency victims
Jul 26, 2024
New Delhi [India], July 26 : Janata Dal (United) spokesperson KC Tyagi has praised the Government of India's decision to observe 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' but has called for further action to honour those affected by the Emergency declared on June 25, 1975.
Tyagi revealed that over 100,000 individuals were detained during the period, with only a few survivors remaining.
JDU spokesperson KC Tyagi while speaking to ANI said, "We welcome the decision of the Government of India to celebrate 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'. More than 1 lakh people were arrested on 25 June, 1975. Now only a few of them are left. We want that they should be respected. They should get Rs 50,000 per month. There should be a provision for free treatment for their family members".
Tyagi announced that a party delegation plans to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is seeking an appointment with Home Minister Amit Shah to press for these demands.
Earlier this month, the Union Government made an announcement to pay tributes to all those who suffered and fought against the gross abuse of power during the period of Emergency 1975, the Central government has declared June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' (Constitution Murder Day).
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) made the announcement in a gazette notification pointing "a proclamation of Emergency was made on 25th June 1975, following which there was gross abuse of power by the government of the day and people of India were subjected to excesses and atrocities".
The notification reads "Whereas, people of India have abiding faith in the Constitution of India and the power of India's resilient democracy; Therefore, Government of India declares 25 June as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' to pay tribute to all those who suffered and fought against the gross abuse of power during the period of Emergency and to recommit the people of India to not support in any manner such gross abuse of power, in future".
Soon after the notification was issued, Union Home Minister Amit Shah posted on X, "On June 25, 1975, the then PM Indira Gandhi, in a brazen display of a dictatorial mindset, strangled the soul of our democracy by imposing the Emergency on the nation. Lakhs of people were thrown behind bars for no fault of their own, and the voice of the media was silenced.
"The Government of India has decided to observe the 25th of June every year as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas.' This day will commemorate the massive contributions of all those who endured the inhuman pains of the 1975 Emergency," he wrote.
