“Today, we are gathered here to remember a dark chapter in the history of post-Independence India. We must keep the memories of the Emergency alive so that it is never repeated, and so that the youth of the nation grow up in a culture and remain organised against it,” Shah said.During the event, Shah also released a book, The Emergency Diaries: Years That Forged a Leader, which is based on anecdotes from associates who worked with PM Narendra Modi during the period, along with other archival materials.“The book chronicles his experiences as a young activist during the Emergency, a period in which he was actively involved in the movement for 19 months. At that time, secret newspapers were published and PM Modi played a key role in distributing them in marketplaces, among students and to women,” Shah said.“PM Modi worked underground disguised as a sadhu, a sardarji, a hippie, an incense stick seller or a newspaper vendor,” Shah claimed.Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Delhi LG V K Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta were also present at the event.
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