Letters to The Editor — June 28, 2024
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Letters to The Editor — June 28, 2024

The Hindu  

On the Emergency It is strange that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government is now harping on the excesses of the Emergency instead of addressing the pressing concerns being experienced by the people of India. V. Padmanabhan Bengaluru The Emergency days were traumatic not only for the general public but also for many a political leader, government employees and several other sections of the society including the media. However, it does not behove well for political leaders to remind the public about those days. Let us talk about nation development rather than the past misdeeds of certain political parties and their leaders.

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