Emergency was a mistake but what RSS is doing is…: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi said what is happening in India currently was "fundamentally different" from the Emergency as the RSS was trying to "capture" independent institutions.

The imposition of Emergency by the Congress was a "mistake" but the party "never attempted to capture the constitutional framework" of India, said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday. LIVE: My interaction with Prof Kaushik Basu @Cornell University https://t.co/GfErZtSpW2 It takes a great leader courage and humility to acknowledge one's mistakes and learn from them. pic.twitter.com/agkcYOBFci Terming the Emergency imposed by his grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as "wrong", Rahul Gandhi said what is happening in India currently was "fundamentally different" from the Emergency and that the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) was trying to capture institutions. He said this in a virtual interaction with Prof Kaushik Basu of the Cornell University.