Full: PM Modi counter attacks Congress, says it crushed India' soul by imposing emergency

Accused by the Congress of not recognising its leaders' contribution, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi Tuesday launched a stinging counter-attack, saying the party cannot see beyond the Gandhi family and it began "flying so high" that it was disconnected from the country's roots.
He was, however, unsparing in his criticism of the Congress, targeting the party for not recognising the contributions of leaders outside its ruling Gandhi-Nehru family, missing opportunities to empower Muslim women and "crushing India's soul" by imposing Emergency, whose anniversary fell on Tuesday.