Lucknow, June 25 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday described the Emergency imposed in 1975 as a dark chapter in India's democratic history, saying it was imposed by the Congress in the "arrogance of power" to crush the constitutional soul of the nation.

In a post on X, the chief minister said, "25 June 1975 stands as a dark chapter in the history of Indian democracy, when the 'Emergency' was imposed in an attempt to crush the constitutional soul of the nation. The darkness of the 'Emergency' imposed by the Congress in the arrogance of power dealt a deep blow to the freedom of expression and civil rights. To all the great democracy warriors who endured harsh tortures during that difficult time and fought to prote...