Emergency was a mistake & was accepted by Indira Gandhi： P Chidambaram on 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'

Speaking about the Modi government's decision to declare 25 June 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' in reference to the Emergency, Congress leader P Chidambaram says, "Why is the BJP not going back to the 18th or the 17th century? 75% of the Indians living today were born after 1975. The Emergency was a mistake and it was accepted by Indira Gandhi. We have amended the Constitution so that an Emergency cannot be imposed so easily. What is the point of debating the rights and wrongs of the Emergency 50 years later? The BJP must forget the past. We have learnt the lessons from the past." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook: / theprintindia » Tweet us on Twitter: / theprintindia » Follow us on Instagram: / theprintindia » Find us on LinkedIn : / theprint » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8