Mehbooba asks Centre to reflect if India has lived up to Constitution’s vision
“The BJP government at the Centre should think if, after 80 years, we have realised the dream of India as envisioned in the Constitution,” Ms. Mufti told reporters after attending the Independence Day function at Bakshi Stadium.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti urged the BJP-led central government on August 15, 2026, to contemplate whether India has truly lived up to the ideals enshrined in the Constitution. Speaking to reporters after the Independence Day function at Bakshi Stadium, Ms. Mufti questioned if 80 years into India's existence, the nation has achieved the dream envisioned by the Constitution.
Her remarks were in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for political parties to back the implementation of a Women's Reservation Bill across Parliament and state assemblies without turning it into a contentious issue.
Mufti clarified that the Women's Reservation Bill was already passed by Parliament in 2023 and merely required implementation. She underscored that the Constitution's framers, led by B.R. Ambedkar and in consultation with Congress leaders, envisaged a nation where citizens enjoy the liberty to choose their attire and food. The Constitution, as articulated by Ambedkar, prohibits discrimination based on caste, creed, or color and guarantees justice for all, according to Mufti.
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