Now Reading: Mehbooba urges Centre to uphold Constitution’s vision
-
01
Mehbooba urges Centre to uphold Constitution’s vision
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on August 15 urged the BJP-led Centre to reflect on whether India has fulfilled the Constitution’s vision. Speaking after the Independence Day function at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar,…
The Story in Brief
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on August 15 urged the BJP-led Centre to reflect on whether India has fulfilled the Constitution’s vision. Speaking after the Independence Day function at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar, she responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for political parties to support women’s reservation in Parliament and State assemblies without making it a political dispute.
Ms Mufti said Parliament had already passed the women’s reservation Bill in 2023 and that it now needed implementation. She also said the Constitution envisaged freedom over personal choices such as attire and food, along with justice and no discrimination based on caste, creed or colour. Both Greater Kashmir and The Hindu carry the remarks.
The Indian Opinion
The easy narrative is that this is either a fresh political attack or proof that women’s reservation is being blocked. Neither follows from these remarks alone. The Bill was passed in 2023, but implementation is a separate process, and Ms Mufti’s constitutional criticism covers wider questions of personal freedom and equality. The useful measure is concrete: when will the reservation take effect, and how many seats will it cover?
Sources (2): greaterkashmir.com, thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
