Congress admits 1975 Emergency 'error', now BJP's turn: Maha Vikas Aghadi

Lauding Congress leader Rahul Gandhis candid admission that the Emergency imposed 45 years ago was a mistake the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA jumped to its feet and said now its the turn of the ruling party at the Centre to own up its mistakes here on WednesdayState Congress President Nana Patole Nationalist Congress Party Spokesperson and Minister Nawab Malik Shiv Sena leader Kishore Tiwari and Samajwadi Party state President Abu Asim Azmi made nearidentical demands from the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP after Gandhis surprise statement on TuesdayPatole said that the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has owned up that the 21month long Emergency imposed in 1975 was a mistakeNow will Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP also admit that the 2002 Gujarat riots were a blunder and own up their responsibility Patole demandedMalik said that after the Congress submission that somehow the Emergency was not the right step its now the turn of the BJP to reciprocate and accept its own mistake of the Gujarat riotsEarlier the Congress had even apologized for the antiSikh riots 1984 in Delhi and now they feel imposing the Emergency was wrong They are attempting to improve upon their mistakes When will the BJP similarly admit and apologise for the Gujarat riots Malik askedWelcoming Gandhis assertion Tiwari accorded a Minister of State status said that it was a magnanimous gesture on the part of the Congress and its time for BJP to follow suit in a democratic spiritNot only should Modi say sorry he should also make suitable amends towards all the affected people if necessary even resign to prove his sincerity The Congress has realized and trying to erase its past errors the BJP must also do the same to improve its credibility with the masses said TiwariAzmi said that the BJP has become a Bharat Jalao Party and it is engaged in blatantly destroying the country on all fronts daily in the past 7 yearsThey must categorically apologise for the Gujarat riots plus the manner in which minorities are being targeted for the lynchings of Muslims Dalits and other poor people for the harassment of lovejihad the list is long said AzmiThe ruling parties reactions came after Gandhi in conversation with Cornell Universitys economic Kaushik Basu termed the Emergency imposed by the then PM Indira Gandhi as a mistakeI think that the Emergency was a mistake Absolutely that was a mistake And my grandmother Indira Gandhi said as muchHowever he also added that there was a fundamental difference between what happened during the Emergency which was wrong and what is happening in the country currentlyTweaking the Congress ears further the SP leader Azmi said merely admitting mistakes or saying sorry after the irreparable damage wreaked for past errors or horrors is not enough and they Congress must go a step further to promise that such things will not recur in futureThere were many riots even during the Congress rule they failed to protect the Babri Mosque and committed other atrocities against minorities or deprived sections of the society The Congress should categorically assure that if they return to power they will not repeat such things and help to improve the lot of the downtrodden Azmi said grimlyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever