<h1>Constitutional safeguards must be remembered to inspire vigilance against suspension of civil liberties and defend democracy today.</h1> The Prime Minister condemned the Emergency-era suspension of constitutional safeguards, citing mass arrests, preventive detention under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, curtailment of press freedom, subordination of the judiciary, and reports of inhuman treatment; he urged commemoration of those who resisted and called for ongoing public vigilance to protect the Constitution and democratic institutions.