"June 25 is a black day...": West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari on 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 19 (ANI): As West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condemned the idea of observing June 25 as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas', Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said that June 25 is a black day and every 'nationalist citizen' will observe the 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'.
'It is a black day. We observe this every year. Not only the BJP but also every nationalist citizen observes it. In West Bengal, many people were jailed during the emergency due to politics and ideology. Every year, we give them a reception. It will happen this year too,' Suvendu Adhikari said.
Earlier on Wednesday, CM Mamata Banerjee questioned if democracy prevailed in the country under the current government.
'The Central government says that it will celebrate Samvidhan Hatya Diwas on completing 50 years of Emergency this year. I object to the statement 'Samvidhan Hatya'. The Constitution is the basis of our rights; it is the mother of democracy. How can they call it Samvidhan Hatya?' Mamata Banerjee said.
Earlier West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned the idea of observing June 25 as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' and said that she objected to the name. She questioned if democracy prevailed in the country under the current government.
'The Central government says that it will celebrate Samvidhan Hatya Diwas on completing 50 years of Emergency this year. I object to the statement 'Samvidhan Hatya'. The Constitution is the basis of our rights; it is the mother of democracy. How can they call it Samvidhan Hatya?' she asked.
Last week, the Centre announced that 25 will be observed as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'(Constitution Murder Day) to pay tributes to all those who suffered and fought against the gross abuse of power during the period of Emergency 1975.The government said that every year on June 25, the country will remember the great contribution of those who endured the 'inhuman pain' of the Emergency of 1975. A notification has also been issued by the Government of India to celebrate June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'. (ANI)

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