'Never Take Freedom For Granted': Jaishankar Slams Gandhi Family For Emergency

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Last Updated:June 27, 2025, 10:43 IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the entire exercise of the Emergency was meant to break the morale of the country and society.

EAM S Jaishankar addressing the the inaugural session of Mock Parliament organized by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) to mark 50 years of the Emergency.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday lashed out at the Gandhi family for the emergency imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, saying it happened because “a single family considered itself bigger than the nation."

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the entire exercise of the Emergency was meant to break the morale of the country and society.

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