PM Modi calls on former VP M Venkaiah Naidu in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu at his residence in the National CapitalPrime Minister Shri Narendra Bhai Modi Ji called on me at my residence No Thyagaraja Marg in New Delhi I conveyed my heartiest congratulations to Shri Narendra Bhai Modi Ji on being sworn in for his third term as Prime Minister of India In our interaction we exchanged ourhellip pictwittercomtTc7HqIaZAmdash M Venkaiah Naidu MVenkaiahNaidu June 25 2024Prime Minister Shri Narendra Bhai Modi Ji called on me at my residence No Thyagaraja Marg in New Delhi Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said in a post on X I conveyed my heartiest congratulations to Shri Narendra Bhai Modi Ji on being sworn in for his third term as Prime Minister of India In our interaction we exchanged our views on matters of national interest I am certain that Bharat will scale new heights of glory under his leadership in the years to come the post addedEarlier Prime Minister Modi in sharp criticism of the Congress said that the dark days of the Emergency are a reminder of how the Congress Party trampled over the Constitution of India Taking to X PM Modi posted Today is a day to pay homage to all those great men and women who resisted the emergency The Dark Days of Emergency remind us of how the Congress Party subverted basic freedoms and trampled over the Constitution of India which every Indian respects greatlyHe further said that just to cling on to power the then Congress government disregarded every democratic principle Just to cling on to power the thenCongress government disregarded every democratic principle and made the nation into a jail Any person who disagreed with Congress was tortured and harassed Socially regressive policies were unleashed to target the weakest sections PM Modi wroteNaidu said on Tuesday that the Emergency of 1975 had tainted the countrys democracy and there should be a lesson in textbooks for students to be made aware of how it came to be imposed in the country Speaking on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency Naidu said The Emergency has put a taint on the countrys democracy There should be a lesson in the textbooks for all the students about what was and how it was imposed Students should know that an emergency was imposed and how lakhs of people were arrestedThe Emergency which is considered to be one of the most controversial periods of independent Indias history was imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from June 25 1975 to 1977 There were political arrests mass forced sterilisation and beautification drives among others during the period All key opposition leaders at the time including Atal Bihari Vajpayee LK Advani and Jay Prakash Narayanan among others were either jailed or placed under detentionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever