 "No one can shake country's democracy: Rajnath Singh")
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that no one can shake the country's democracy, as it has not come from any other country, but is in our veins.
Recalling the Emergency, Singh said in reality Emergency began in 1971 itself when amendments were passed by Parliament that sought to prevent any review even by courts.
"Was it democracy?" Singh asked, while sharing some of his experiences of those days when he was jailed for 18 months.
Singh recalled the court's subsequent decision against Indira Gandhi's election.
Saying that a large number of the youth were born after 1975-1977 and they should know about it, the Union Minister said several false cases were lodged against innocent people.
"Nobody can shake democracy. It has not come from outside... It is in our veins and has not come from any other country," Singh said adding, such things should not be repeated now and that democracy would be made more effective.
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