Srinagar, June 25 -- Addressing a gathering on the occasion of Samvidhan Hatya Diwas at the Convention Centre in Jammu, where he also inaugurated a 1975 Emergency Exhibition, Sinha paid homage to the countless individuals who resisted the authoritarian regime.

"Imposition of Emergency on 25th June 1975 was murder of the Constitution," Sinha wrote earlier in a post on X. "On #SamvidhanHatyaDiwas, I pay tribute to millions of satyagrahis who fought to revive democracy and continued their struggle to safeguard constitutional values during the darkest period of India's democratic history."

In his address, the LG said the Emergency period witnessed a direct assault on civil liberties and the suppression of press freedom. "The soul of the cou...