Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday hit out at Rahul Gandhi, stating that contrary to allegations, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) had not curtailed anybody's voice in the country, as was the case during the 1975 Emergency. Singh’s remarks came at a Holi Milan event organised by Lucknow Udyog Vyapar Mandal in his Lok Sabha constituency, Lucknow.

The Defence Minister said, “If anyone thinks that India’s democracy is in danger, then it should be discussed with the parliamentarians of the country. There is no democracy like India anywhere in the world. BJP is not stopping anyone’s voice. The voice was stopped in 1975. The voice was stopped by imposing an Emergency.”