New Delhi, June 25 -- Union Minister Amit Shah on Thursday targeted Congress on the anniversary of the proclamation of the 1975 Emergency, calling it a period of "arrogance and greed for power."

In an X post, Shah asserted that the Narendra Modi-led government observes June 25 as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' to keep the Emergency alive in the public's memory.

"June 25, 1975, is that dark chapter in the history of Indian democracy, when the arrogance and greed for power of Indira Gandhi and the Congress Party attempted to crush the soul of the Constitution, the freedom of the press, and the right to expression. On the occasion of 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas', I pay my respectful homage to all those warriors of democracy who fought against the Emer...