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BJP TODAY
July 16--31, 2006 - Vol. 15, No. 14
Anti-Emergency Day
Preserve and enrich
our democracy : Advaniji
We have gathered here to commemorate a very important event in
the life of our nation. With the passage of time, the significance of
many developments in the past gets dimmed. This is but natural.
Even when such events are remembered, it is done more as a
formality, as a necessary ritual.
But for all those who cherish democracy, remembrance of the
Emergency Rule imposed 31 years ago by the then Congress
government, is not a ritual. It is a solemn pledge we take every year,
on 25th June, that never again shall we allow the return of this dark
period in our national life. Today we renew our commitment never
again to let an authoritarian ruler to extinguish the sacred flame of
democracy in India.
Through commemorative programmes like these, we seek to educate
and re-educate people – especially the younger generation – about
what happened during the Emergency, who imposed it, why and
how. Our effort is also to let them know who resisted it, why and
how. I am proud that we in the BJP (who were then working in the
Bharatiya Jana Sangh), along with the RSS, played an important role
in the struggle against the Emergency. Of course, I also recall with
great pride and admiration the immense contribution of all other prodemocracy
campaigners belonging to other parties and
organizations, working together under the venerable leadership of Loknayak Jayaprakash
Narayan.
Pertinent questions
In the wake of the CBI raids, I demand
categorical answers from the government on
the following pertinent questions:
What is this “larger conspiracy”, of which the
“War Room Leak” is said to be a part? The
people have a right to know how this scandal
has affected our national security.
Specifically, will the government now accept
that the “War Room Leak” is linked to the
Rs. 18,000-crore Scorpene submarine deal?
The Navy has stated, in an affidavit before
Remarks made
by Shri L.K.
Advani, Leader
of the
Opposition (Lok
Sabha) at a
function to
commemorate
the 31st
anniversary of
Emergency at
New Delhi on
June 25, 2006
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