New Delhi: Addressing the 21st edition of Mann Ki Baat on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the 1975 Emergency period as a "black day" for the country and said that he was "happy" that the people in India have always given priority to democracy.
I am happy that people in my country have always given importance to democracy. There was a day when voice of people was trampled over but now, the people of India express their views on how the government is doing, said Modi.
Stating that though people were enjoying complete democracy now, Modi said that there was a time in 1975, when the freedom of the people were curbed and political activists including student leaders were imprisoned without any reason.
Democracy has given us strength, but the night of June 25-26, 1975, was the darkest night for democracy. I always request people to have full faith in democracy, he added.
Modi touched on a host of issues like Yoga Day, its benefits in fighting diabetes, Beti Bachao Andolan and black money compliance window during his 30-minute address to the nation.
"Yoga has the power to connect the entire world, if only each one of us connect ourselves with Yoga," PM Modi said and asked everyone to use it as a weapon in their fight against Diabetes.
Modi also reminded everyone of the black money compliance window and said that the last day of declaring their undisclosed assets so as to avoid any trouble was September 30.
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