New Delhi, June 29 -- Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh, on Friday said that "self-righteousness coupled with dictatorial tendencies, opportunism, lack of democratic ethos and dynastic ambitions" were the core reasons that led to the imposition of the Emergency in 1975. Speaking at a seminar titled 'Bhartiya Loktantra aur Samvidhaan ka Sabse Andhkaarmaya Daur: Na Bhoolein, Na Kshama Karen' at the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, Dr Singh cautioned that these same traits continue to manifest in contemporary Indian politics.
The event, organised under the banner of 'SamvidhanHatyaDiwas', marked the 50th anniversary of the Emergency (1975-77), a period widely regarded as one of the darkest in India's democratic history. A commemorative booklet titled...