JAMMU, June 26 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said the Emergency was the darkest period in India's democratic history wherein the soul of the country was crushed, civil liberties were attacked, and constitutional safeguards were violated.

LG was speaking after inaugurating the 1975 Emergency Exhibition at the Convention Centre, Jammu.

Commemorating the torturous events of the darkest chapter in the history of Independent India, the Lieutenant Governor honoured the victims of the Emergency who made numerous sacrifices to safeguard constitutional values.

"I consider Emergency to be the most inhuman act of Indian democratic history, and today's observation of 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' is also an opportunity for deep reflection and...