Venkaiah Naidu wants Emergency to be part of school syllabus, calls it 'darkest chapter'
7 years, 8 months ago

Venkaiah Naidu wants Emergency to be part of school syllabus, calls it 'darkest chapter'

Firstpost  

Terming ‘Emergency’ as the “darkest chapter” in India’s democratic history, Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday stressed the need for dedicating a chapter on it in the school curriculum. Hyderabad: Terming ‘Emergency’ as the “darkest chapter” in India’s democratic history, Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday stressed the need for dedicating a chapter on it in the school curriculum. Emergency was one of the darkest periods in India and could not be forgotten…every youngster should be made aware of the importance of ’eternal vigilance’ to safeguard and preserve democracy in the country,” added Venkaiah. Till Congress is there in this country and even today they have Emergency mindset…we need to remember Emergency till the country becomes ‘Congress Mukt Bharat’,” Javadekar said.

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‘Emergency’ chapter to be part of school curriculum in Madhya Pradesh
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Emergency’ chapter to be part of school curriculum in Madhya Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday announced the inclusion of a chapter on the Emergency in the state's school curriculum. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav According to Yadav, the motive behind this step is to make the present generation aware of the struggle during the 1975 to 1977 Emergency period. “…A lesson on circumstances that prevailed in …

Revisiting the Emergency
5 years, 11 months ago

Revisiting the Emergency

The Hindu  

The BJP election theme slogans phir ek baar Modi sarkar and Modi hai to mumkin hai have echoes of “Indira is India” — the slogan raised by acolytes of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in the 1970s. It is commonly assumed that the Emergency was “a momentary distortion in India’s proud record of democracy,” to quote historian Gyan Prakash from …

'Emergency' to figure in school textbooks: Javadekar
6 years, 8 months ago

'Emergency' to figure in school textbooks: Javadekar

ABP News  

Jaipur: Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that students shall study an "Emergency chapter" as it will be a part of their school textbooks soon. Talking to the media, Javadekar said the government will include the "whole story" of Emergency in school curricula for students to understand the reality of the time. He said that 1975-77 …

BJP calls the 1975 Emergency a ‘black period’, will figure in textbooks says the HRD minister
6 years, 8 months ago

BJP calls the 1975 Emergency a ‘black period’, will figure in textbooks says the HRD minister

Op India  

The HRD minister, Prakash Javadekar, speaking at a Delhi BJP function today, termed the 1975 Emergency period as a ‘black period’ and an assault on democracy of the country. Javadekar also spoke of facilitating the party men who were jailed during the Emergency announced on June 25, 1975, by the Indira Gandhi-led Congress regime. Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also …

Textbooks should include chapter on Emergency to highlight atrocities: Naqvi
6 years, 8 months ago

Textbooks should include chapter on Emergency to highlight atrocities: Naqvi

India TV News  

Textbooks should include chapter on Emergency to highlight atrocities: Naqvi On a day that marks 43 years since the Emergency was imposed, Naqvi said it was the "biggest blot on Indian democracy" with hundreds of people "killed and oppressed in jail". Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said that a chapter on 1975 Emergency should be included in textbooks …

Excesses of Emergency should be part of curriculum: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
6 years, 8 months ago

Excesses of Emergency should be part of curriculum: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

India TV News  

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said that the "dark age" of 1975 Emergency should become a part of the curriculum so that the young learn to value the democratic freedoms they enjoy. Stressing on a "crucial lesson" of Emergency, Naidu said that it was the responsibility of each citizen to uphold liberties and freedom of fellow citizens and …

Emergency was India’s darkest period: Narendra Modi
9 years, 8 months ago

Emergency was India’s darkest period: Narendra Modi

Live Mint  

New Delhi: On the 40th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called it India’s darkest period. At the launch of three urban development initiatives, Modi said, “In the history of India, 25 and 26 June cannot be forgotten. Speaking on the issue on Twitter, Modi said, “We mark 40 years of one …

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