Congress crushed Constitution in 1975 by imposing Emergency: Manohar Lal Khattar

Karnal, July 12

Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and Power Manohar Lal Khattar welcomed the Central Government’s decision to observe June 25 as ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’, condemning former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for imposing the Emergency on this day in 1975.

Went against its spirit

The Constitution, which the Congress talks about, was murdered by the Congress itself in 1975 by imposing the Emergency. It was not written in the Constitution to run a government for six years. It was not written in the Constitution to enforce sterilisation, to take away the freedom of the press…” Manohar Lal Khattar, Union Minister

“The Constitution, which the Congress talks about, was murdered by the Congress itself in 1975 by imposing the Emergency. It was not written in the Constitution to run a government for six years. It was not written in the Constitution to enforce sterilisation, to take away the freedom of the press, send opposition leaders to jail, or cut people’s hair,” said Khattar, while speaking to mediapersons during his ‘Jan Samvad’ programme in Indri on Friday evening. He accused the Congress, under Indira Gandhi’s leadership, for crushing the Constitution, leading to the decision to observe ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’ on June 25.

When asked about the 10 per cent reservation for former Agniveers in the CISF, BSF and CRPF, Khattar said, “Agniveer is a good and successful initiative by the Union government. It allows youth to join the Army, receive training, and become good soldiers and citizens. Nearly 25 per cent of Agniveers will get opportunities for further roles. Some go to the public sector, corporate sector and paramilitary forces. We have already announced that if any Agniveer does not get a job, the Haryana Government will provide them with employment without any exam.”

Khattar, who is also an MP from Karnal, accused the Congress of creating obstacles in the recruitment process, playing with the future of the youth. “We conduct recruitment processes by holding exams. Lakhs of youth participate, but for minor reasons. The Congress approaches the court to halt the recruitment. It could be a conspiracy to defame the government, but the Congress does not care about the future of the youth. Now, the youth understand that the BJP government is providing jobs. We have provided more jobs in our 10-year tenure than the Congress did in its tenure. Several recruitment results will be announced this month. Our total jobs will exceed 1.5 lakh.”

Regarding the INLD-BSP alliance, he stated, “In a democracy, all parties have the right to participate in elections as they feel fit. It is their alliance; we have nothing to say about it.”

On the Rajya Sabha election in Haryana, he said, “We have the majority, and the Opposition will not even participate.”

During the Jan Samvad, nearly 250 complaints related to different departments were registered.