Jaishankar slams Congress over Emergency; takes ‘Kissa Kursi Ka’ jibe

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar criticizes Congress for the 1975 Emergency. He addresses a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha event. Jaishankar says one family’s interests were placed above the nation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condemns the Emergency. He describes it as the “darkest chapter” in India’s democratic history. The Emergency was imposed between 1975 and 1977.