Priyanka Gandhi slams NDA's 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' declaration, cites hypocrisy
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: Following the National Democratic Alliance led central government's announcement to observe June 25 as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas', Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra launched a fierce attack. On Saturday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stated that those who repeatedly 'attacked the spirit of the Constitution' and democracy through their decisions and actions would celebrate 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' with negative politics. On Friday, the central government declared that June 25, the date on which the Emergency was imposed in the country in 1975 under the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi-led Congress government, would be observed as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas.' Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said in a post on X on Friday, "In the last 10 years, your government has celebrated 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' every day.