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Narendra Modi ji in his June agitation against the Emergency
2025 Edition of 'Mann ki Baat' across the country. Soon, I too
programme, remembering the became a part of the Emergency
horror of Samvidhan Ki Hatya, resistance team. Our job was to
said: “Those who imposed distribute literature and make
Emergency not only murdered Satyagrahis to protest against
our Constitution but also had the the Emergency and reach out to
intention to keep the judiciary the families of the leaders put in
as their slave. During this period, jail, for opposing the Emergency,
people were tormented on a with help. We were doing all this,
large scale. There are many evading the arrest as the police
such examples of this, which were on their toes to arrest us.
can never be forgotten. George In order to evade the
Fernandes Sahib was tied in arrest, I adopted the western
chains. Many people were dress. I changed my name
subjected to severe torture.” to Dharmendra and went
At that time, I was working as underground. I along with
an RSS Pracharak for Nizamabad Warangal Vibhag Pramukh
and Adilabad zones, belonging Shridhar Ji was in Bellampally
to the erstwhile state of Andhra mining area in Adilabad district.
Pradesh, and now in Telangana. We were having a meal at a small
The Lok Sangharsh Samiti had hotel. Police took us into custody.
been formed to carry out the Subsequently, Shridhar and I

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