PATNA: RJD chief and former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav Saturday recalled what they went through during the dark days of Emergency and said that PM Indira Gandhi put many functionaries behind bars, but never abused them.
In a post on X, Lalu shared an article "The Sangh Silence in 1975 " written by him and journalist Nalin Verma. In the article, they attacked BJP-led govt and said that although 1975 is a stain on country's democracy, let's not forget who doesn't respect the opposition in 2024.
"I was in jail under MISA for 15 months. My colleagues and I did not know many of BJP ministers speaking about Emergency today," he posted on X. "Indira put many of us behind bars, but she never abused us. Neither she nor her ministers called us " anti-national " or "unpatriotic". TNN
In a post on X, Lalu shared an article "The Sangh Silence in 1975 " written by him and journalist Nalin Verma. In the article, they attacked BJP-led govt and said that although 1975 is a stain on country's democracy, let's not forget who doesn't respect the opposition in 2024.
"I was in jail under MISA for 15 months. My colleagues and I did not know many of BJP ministers speaking about Emergency today," he posted on X. "Indira put many of us behind bars, but she never abused us. Neither she nor her ministers called us " anti-national " or "unpatriotic". TNN
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