New Delhi, June 25 -- As the country marked the 50th anniversary of the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on June 25, 1975, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday called it the "darkest chapter in Indian democracy".

In a post on X, Rajnath Singh posted, "Fifty years ago today, a nefarious attempt was made to strangle Indian democracy through the imposition of Emergency. People still remember the Emergency as the darkest chapter in Indian democracy. By sidelining the Constitution, the manner in which the Emergency was imposed on the country is a glaring example of the misuse of power and dictatorship. All opposition leaders were thrown into jail. There was no constitutional institution left that was not misused."...