Voices Of 80 Crore Stifled To Save Chair Of A Few During Emergency: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Mr Scindia was a career Congress politician till he joined the BJP in 2020.

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday targeted Congress over the imposition of Emergency 49 years ago and claimed the voice of 80 crore people was stifled to save the chair of select people.

Speaking to reporters in Guna on the 49th anniversary of the Emergency, Mr Scindia said June 25 is remembered as a "black day" in the history of the country.

"Today is remembered as a black day as those elements had throttled the voice of 80 crore people to save their chair," said Mr Scindia, a career Congress politician who quit the party in March 2020 and joined the BJP.