Wed Jun 25 15:36:50 UTC 2025: **News Article Summary:**

**BJP Warns of Potential “Autocratic Rule” Under Rahul Gandhi, Commemorates Emergency Anniversary**

**MANGALURU, June 25, 2025:** The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a program in Mangaluru on Wednesday commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Emergency imposed in India in June 1975. BJP national general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Radha Mohan Das Agarwal used the event to emphasize the party’s commitment to democratic principles and to warn against potential threats to those principles. He stated that citizens should actively challenge any deviation from democratic ideals by the BJP itself.

Agarwal drew parallels between the Emergency era under Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, and cautioned against the possibility of a similar “autocratic rule” under Rahul Gandhi if the Congress party were to regain power at the Centre. He urged citizens to be wary of political leaders with “negative thoughts” and those who “speak negatively about the country.”

Dakshina Kannada MP and BJP State Secretary Capt. Brijesh Chowta criticized Rahul Gandhi for his actions regarding the Constitution and urged him to reflect on the “dark days of emergency”. MLC C.T. Ravi accused Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge of prioritizing the Gandhi family over the nation. The event also saw the felicitation of former MLAs Rukmayya Poojary and Padmanabha Kottari, and others who were imprisoned during the Emergency.

The BJP used the anniversary to highlight the importance of a vigilant electorate in safeguarding democracy and preventing any future infringement upon fundamental rights.

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