Claim
The Congress, which now invokes the constitution, imposed the Emergency on the country and trampled the constitution.
“ये संविधान की दुहाई देने वाले लोग संविधान का किताब लेकर घूमने वाले लोग कभी उस मूल्यों पर चले नहीं तो इस देश में इमरजेंसी लाद दिया। देश का बच्चा-बच्चा ये इतिहास जानता है कि कांग्रेस ने इस देश के संविधान को रौंदा है”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The core factual assertion is undisputed history: the Congress government under Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency on 25 June 1975, suspended fundamental rights under Articles 358/359, censored the press, jailed tens of thousands of opponents, and enacted the 42nd Amendment weakening judicial review — parts of which the Supreme Court later invalidated. 'Trampled the constitution' is rhetorical framing, but it reflects the documented suspension of constitutional rights; the barb about Congress 'invoking the constitution' is opinion, not a checkable fact. The verifiable historical claim is accurate.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emergency_(India) The Emergency (25 June 1975 – 21 March 1977) was declared by the Congress government of PM Indira Gandhi under Article 352; civil liberties were suspended, over 100,000 opponents and journalists jailed, and the press censored. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.pib.gov.in/FactsheetDetails.aspx?Id=149224®=3&lang=2 Government (PIB) factsheet documenting the Emergency, invocation of Articles 358/359 suspending fundamental rights, and the 42nd Amendment as its constitutional legacy. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty-second_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India The Emergency-era 42nd Amendment, passed by the Indira Gandhi Congress government in 1976, curtailed judicial review and expanded parliamentary power; the Supreme Court later struck down parts of it (Minerva Mills, 1980). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.britannica.com/event/the-Emergency-India Independent reference confirming Indira Gandhi's Congress government imposed the 1975–77 Emergency, ruled by decree, and suspended civil liberties. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403