The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government declared June 25 as “Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas (संजिधान हत्या दििस)". In a gazette notification on Friday, the Ministry of Home Affairs noted that the Emergency was declared on June 25, 1975, by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

On June 25, 1975, Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister and Congress leader, imposed a national Emergency. The period of Emergency lasted for around 21 months, starting from midnight of June 25, 1975, until its withdrawal on March 21, 1977.

PM Modi said the observance of 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' will serve as a "reminder of what happens when the Constitution of India was trampled over".

The prime minister said it is also a day to pay homage to each and every person who suffered due to the excesses of the Emergency, "a Congress unleashed dark phase of Indian history".

The ministry notification said the Centre decided to observe June 25 every year as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ to "pay tribute to all those who suffered and fought against the gross abuse of power during the period of Emergency and to recommit the people of India to not support in any manner such gross abuse of power, in future."