'Black day' observance rattling Congress: BJP

BJP on Wednesday lashed out at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge over his remarks against PM Modi, saying the opposition party is rattled by the observance of 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' as it has brought back memories of atrocities committed by the Indira Gandhi govt during Emergency.

Saying history should never be forgotten and lessons should be learnt from it, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said the party was making efforts to make people aware of Emergency by presenting its imposition by then Congress govt as a "black day".

"The erstwhile Congress govt had imposed Emergency without any cabinet decision. Lakhs of people were put in jail overnight. Power supply to media houses was cut so that newspapers do not publish the truth. Many people embraced death because of the kind of torture they were subjected to," Patra said.

Patra accused Kharge of mocking the country's democracy by making remarks against the PM. "How will Congress understand the glory of democracy when there is no democracy in it," he asked.

On Kharge targeting RSS with the "people who had no role in the freedom struggle" remark, Patra asked, "From where did Sonia Gandhi's family participate in India's struggle for freedom?" tnn