'Anti-Emergency Movement Was A Learning Experience For Me': PM Modi On New Book Chronicling His Journey During Emergency Years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (25 June) announced the release of his book, 'The Emergency Diaries', which chronicles his experiences during the 1975-1977 Emergency, reported NDTV.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will officially launch the book this evening as the country marks the 50th anniversary of the Emergency imposed in 1975 by the then PM Indira Gandhi led Congress government.

The book, compiled by BlueKraft Digital Foundation, draws on first-person accounts and archival material to detail PM Modi's journey as a young RSS Pracharak during that period.

Modi took to X, stating, "'The Emergency Diaries' chronicles my journey during the Emergency years. It brought back many memories from that time. I call upon all those who remember those dark days of the Emergency or those whose families suffered during that time to share their experiences on social media. It will create awareness among the youth of the shameful time from 1975 to 1977."

He further added, "When the Emergency was imposed, I was a young RSS Pracharak. The anti-Emergency movement was a learning experience for me. It reaffirmed the vitality of preserving our democratic framework. At the same time, I got to learn so much from people across the political spectrum. I am glad that BlueKraft Digital Foundation has compiled some of those experiences in the form of a book, whose foreword has been penned by Shri HD Deve Gowda Ji, himself a stalwart of the anti-Emergency movement.