UP, 25/6: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday batted for the freedom of media as he recalled June 25, 1975, as a “black day” in the history of Indian democracy — when the nationwide emergency was imposed by the Indira Gandhi-led government.
Adityanath said this at an event at the office of The Indian Express after officially renaming a key road in Noida as ‘Ramnath Goenka Marg’ after the founder of the publication.
Formerly known as Amaltash Road, the busy route connects Rajnigandha Chowk in Noida’s Sector 16 to Sector 12 and comes under the management of the local Noida Authority, which functions under the Uttar Pradesh government. The office of The Indian Express is located on this route.
Adityanath also remembered and paid tribute to those who worked to restore democracy during the Emergency period, which lasted till 1977.