VP Dhankhar Condemns Supreme Court's Emergency Ruling as Historical Blunder

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar criticized the Supreme Court's Emergency verdict as a dark moment in judicial history. He condemned it for legitimizing authoritarianism and questioned past Presidential actions during the period. Dhankhar highlighted how the ruling overturned nine high courts' defense of fundamental rights and championed government observance of June 25 as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has expressed strong disapproval of the Supreme Court's judgment during the Emergency period, calling it the "darkest" in the annals of global judicial history.

In an official statement, Dhankhar criticized the court for overturning nine high courts' decisions, labeling it a move that legitimized dictatorship and authoritarianism.

Addressing Rajya Sabha interns, he underscored constitutional violations and criticized past presidential actions, while acknowledging the government's decision to commemorate June 25 as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'.