Jammu, 28 June (H.S.): In a fiery and fact-rich address at a Youth Parliament organised by BJP Yuva Morcha here, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh delivered a scathing critique of the Congress party’s historical deceit, elitist origins, and dynastic arrogance, warning the youth to remain vigilant and watch out against the “ever-morphing Emergency mindset” that is still alive and threatens the foundations of Indian democracy.
Dr. Jitendra Singh urged the youth not to allow the Emergency era to fade from memory. “Don’t be in a hurry to erase it,” he warned, “lest you forget who were the elements and ideologies behind it. The Emergency wasn’t an aberration – it was the natural culmination of Congress culture.”
Revisiting history with precision, Dr. Jitendra Singh declared “The Emergency was not a spontaneous act of power hunger – it was the cumulative outcome of the Congress legacy since its inception in 1885.”
He asserted that the Indian National Congress was not born as a freedom movement, but as an elitist club of retired British civil servants and Western-educated Indians.
“From 1885 to 1930, the Congress demanded only Home Rule – not Independence. They wanted British governors to remain, merely replacing white officers with brown sahibs,” he said.
Dr. Jitendra Singh contrasted Bhagat Singh’s defiance with Congress’s calculated caution.
He reminded that it was only after Bhagat Singh’s trial and public outrage that the Congress was forced to adopt a resolution demanding full independence – and even then, only in 1931.
“They didn’t lead the call for freedom. They were dragged into it by a restless India. They feared political irrelevance, not colonialism,” he remarked.
Dr Jitendra Singh accused the Congress of condemning revolutionaries like Madan Lal Dhingra in 1901, even as Veer Savarkar stood alone in solidarity during their last moments. “They didn’t support his sacrifice – they disowned it. Even Mahatma Gandhi condemned Dhingra’s act. History must not forget that,” he added.
Taking a sharp jab at the myth of Congress martyrdom, Dr. Singh said, “Where were their sacrifices before 1930? Discovery of India was written in a jail library, not in the solitary hell of Andaman (Kala Pani). That was reserved for real freedom fighters like Savarkar and Comrade Dhanwantri from Jammu.” He challenged the Congress to name a single leader of theirs who was sent to Kala Pani. “They glorify their imprisonments post-1931 – after the British had defined ‘political prisoner’ status under pressure from Bhagat Singh’s aftermath,” he pointed out.
Highlighting the misuse of Emergency provisions, Dr. Jitendra Singh said “Indira Gandhi used Emergency to extend the term of Parliament from 5 to 6 years and forced this on Jammu & Kashmir too, taking cover under Article 370 – a blatant misuse that continued till August 5, 2019 when PM Modi rectified it.”
Dr. Jitendra Singh reminded the youth “The Congress did not give us freedom; it bargained for power. From Motilal Nehru to Rahul Gandhi – it was always family first, nation later.”
He reiterated PM Modi’s vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047, urging the youth to be torchbearers of true democracy, not the distorted legacy of the Emergency era.
“This battle is not over. The names may change, the methods may evolve, but the mindset survives. And that’s why we remember Emergency – not just as history, but as a warning, he said.
Before joining the Youth Parliament, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated an exhibition curated to mark the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, referred to as the “Black Day” in Indian democratic history.
Dr. Jitendra Singh also paid homage to freedom fighters at prominent memorials, underlining the sacrifices made by countless patriots to secure the very freedoms that were curtailed under Emergency.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar
