Shimla, June 25 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday observed the 51st anniversary of the Emergency imposed in 1975 as a "Black Day", with state BJP president Dr. Rajiv Bindal accusing the Congress of undermining democracy and constitutional values during one of the most controversial periods in India's political history.

Speaking to mediapersons after inaugurating an exhibition and participating in a seminar organised to mark the occasion, Bindal termed the Emergency a "constitutional murder" and alleged that it represented one of the darkest chapters in independent India.

"Fifty-one years ago, on June 25, 1975, the Constitution and democratic rights of the people were virtually strangled. The then Prime...