New Delhi, June 25 -- As the Centre marks the 50th anniversary of the Emergency as 'Samvidhan Hatya Divas', Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma on Wednesday said that the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi turned the entire country into a prison in order to save her power.

In a post on X, Sharma, who was the former Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, said Democracy was imprisoned, the Constitution was trampled, and millions of patriots were thrown into jails on this day in 1975.

"June 25, 1975. That night, when the soul of India was crushed. Democracy was imprisoned, the Constitution was trampled, and millions of patriots were thrown into jails. In order to save her power, Indira Gandhi turned the entire country into a prison," she...