New Delhi, June 25 -- Marking 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas', observed on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency imposed in 1975, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday shared personal experiences from that era and highlighted the widespread suppression of civil liberties which filed him with "anger" and despite being a bureaucrat he joined the protests.

,"...In 1974, I joined the Civil Services. Civil Services officers never participate in political movements, but there was so much anger inside me at the time that I participated in a protest (during the Emergency)...In 1979, I was in Tokyo when I heard about Indira Gandhi losing the election. There was pent-up anger in us against her. The country celebrated when Mrs Gandhi lost election...