New Delhi, June 25 -- On the 50th anniversary of 1975 Emergency on Wednesday Prime Minister Narendra Modi described it as "prime example of their shenanigans."

Terming it one of the darkest chapters in India's democratic history, Prime Minister Modi said the imposition of the Emergency by the Congress not only violated the spirit of the Constitution but placed "democracy under arrest".

Taking to social media website X, PM Modi in a series of posts said, "No Indian will ever forget the manner in which the spirit of our Constitution was violated, the voice of Parliament muzzled and attempts were made to control the courts. The 42nd Amendment is a prime example of their shenanigans. The poor, marginalised and downtrodden were particularly ...