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country's courts, every tendency in a democratic way, in
constitutional institution, the the whole world. During the
press, were put under control. Emergency, I had the good
The condition of censorship was fortune to have been a witness;
such that nothing could be to be a partner in the struggle of
printed without approval. I the countrymen – as a soldier of
remember, when the famous democracy. Today, when the
singer Kishore Kumar refused to country is celebrating 75 years of
applaud the Government, he its independence, celebrating
was banned. His entry on the Amrit Mahotsav, we should never
radio was done away with. But forget that dreadful period of
even after many attempts, Emergency. The generations to
thousands of arrests and come should also not forget. The
atrocities on lakhs of people, the Amrit Mahotsav not only
faith of the people of India in encompasses the victory saga of
democracy did not shake… not at freedom from hundreds of years
all! For us, the people of India, the of slavery, but also the journey of

sanskars of democracy which we 75 years after independence. We
have been carrying on for move forward, learning from
centuries; the democratic spirit every important stage of history.
which is in our veins, finally won. My dear countrymen, there is
The people of India got rid of the hardly any of us who, in one’s life,
Emergency and re-established has not had fantasies pertaining
democracy in a democratic way. to the sky. During one’s childhood,
It is difficult to find such an stories of the moon and stars
example of defeating a in the sky attract everyone. For
dictatorial mindset, a dictatorial the youth, touching the sky is

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