New Delhi, May 2 -- BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Saturday invoked the legacy of the Emergency, calling it a "dark chapter" in India's democratic history, as he recounted the arrest and custodial suffering of noted actress and activist Snehalatha Reddy.

Marking the anniversary of her arrest, Dubey said the Emergency represented the "story of the torture of thousands of people."

In a post on X, Dubey wrote, "The Dark Chapter of Congress. 47. On May 2, 1976, on this very day during the Emergency, Indira Gandhi arrested the renowned South Indian film actress and social worker Snehala Reddy in South India; her only crime was her familial connection to the great leader George Fernandes. The police subjected her daughter Nandana, her son Konark, ...