Overview
- The BJP-led central government designated June 25 as Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas to honour individuals who suffered under the 1975–77 Emergency.
- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha recalled how the Maintenance of Internal Security Act empowered authorities to detain journalists, activists and drama performers without trial.
- Public exhibitions are presenting historical material and eyewitness testimonies that highlight press censorship, arbitrary detentions and script pre-censorship during the Emergency.
- Editorial commentaries, including one in the Indian Express, have criticised the Congress for imposing the Emergency and accused it of hypocrisy in contesting current electoral processes.
- Ruling and opposition figures are using the 50th-anniversary events as a platform to debate the resilience of India’s constitutional framework.