Srinagar, June 26 -- The Emergency imposed in 1975 remains one of the most debated and defining moments in India's constitutional history. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent remarks, calling it a "direct assault" on the Constitution, have once again brought renewed attention to a period widely described as one of the darkest phases of Indian democracy. Declaring June 25, 1975, as the day the Emergency was imposed, Modi said it marked the suspension of civil liberties, curbs on freedom of expression, arrests of political leaders, journalists and social workers, and a broader weakening of democratic institutions. He emphasized that the Constitution reflects the aspirations, rights and duties of 140 crore Indians, and reaffirmed the commi...