New Delhi, June 25 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party is observing the 50th anniversary of the Emergency as the 'Samvidhan Hatya Divas'.

Hitting out at the Congress party on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal said that the 'Samvidhan Hatya Divas' has become a "Waterloo" for the Congress party.

The BJP MP mentioned that when the people were imprisoned by the government and used to come to court, they used to sing a song, "Hathkadiyon ki jhankar sune, jantantra ki lalkaar suno" (Hear the clinking of handcuffs, hear the roar of democracy).

An emergency was imposed in India between June 25, 1975, and March 21, 1977, during the tenure of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, due to rising political unrest and judicia...