“Na appeal, na daleel, bas tannahsahi ki mohar” — this wasn’t just a slogan during the Emergency, it was the lived reality of millions.
On June 25, 1975, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, reeling from an Allahabad High Court verdict invalidating her election, imposed Emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution — not for national security, but to cling to power. The Constitution was suspended, civil liberties dissolved, and India — the world’s largest democracy — was reduced to a personal dictatorship.
Constitution in Chains
This was not governance. This was revenge — on democracy, on dissent, and on the people.
Modi – The Young Foot Soldier of Freedom
At the time, Narendra Modi was just 25 years old, an RSS pracharak (campaigner) in Gujarat. As arrests swept the nation, Modi went underground, refusing to submit to the tyranny of Indira’s police state.
Modi:
He later wrote in Aapatkaal Mein Gujarat, his 1978 book on Emergency:
“That was a time when one had to choose between convenience and conviction. I chose conviction.”
While others cowered, Modi resisted. Not for publicity, not for power — but because democracy mattered.
The Congress That Killed Democracy Talks of ‘Saving’ it ?
Today, the same Congress party that:
…dares to preach about “Constitution” and “freedom of expression.”
They call PM Modi a dictator, fascist, and autocrat — while forgetting their own blood-stained history of actual dictatorship.
🇮🇳 Why This History Matters
The Emergency wasn’t just an attack on political opponents. It was an assault on every Indian’s right to speak, protest, and live with dignity.
And while the Congress has never shown remorse, it is because of brave Indians like Narendra Modi, who chose resistance over silence, that democracy survived.
The Emergency Diaries
– The Truth in Print
To mark 50 years of this dark chapter, BlueKraft Digital Foundation has released The Emergency Diaries — a powerful and moving account of that time, of courage in the face of tyranny, and of how a young karyakarta, Narendra Modi, became a symbol of resistance.
The book features a special foreword by former Prime Minister Shri H. D. Deve Gowda, and will launched by Hon’ble Home Minister Shri Amit Shah on 25th June 2025.
Do read this important book. Let the truth of 1975 never be forgotten.
Author : Sandeep Gandotra, is a serial entrepreneur, startup founder, social media influencer and political analyst with 25 years of overall experience. Tweets at Sandeep Gandotra
