Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 2: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti today said that the Supreme Court will have to take a bold stand for upholding the majesty of the Constitution.
“The Supreme Court is the only institution left that can save the Constitution and the country. The question is ‘are you ready to take risks?’ Is the Supreme Court ready to take risks like the Allahabad High Court did at the time of Indira Gandhi (in 1975)?” she asked.
She was referring to the June 12, 1975, verdict delivered by Justice Jagmohanlal Singh of the Allahabad High Court that had convicted the then Prime Minister of electoral malpractices.
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On the Article 370 petitions, the PDP president said the apex court has to decide between the Constitution and BJP’s agenda.
“There are only two sides – either you are with the Constitution of India and the guarantees given to people of Jammu and Kashmir or against India. I am talking about the country, not the opposition alliance,” she said.
Mehbooba said that the SC has to decide whether this country will be run as per the Constitution of India or as per the communal agenda of BJP.
The PDP president said the Apex Court was the only institution left in the country that can ensure that India is governed as per its Constitution.
“Entire world is watching Supreme Court proceedings in Article 370. Jammu and Kashmir, despite being a Muslim majority state, rejected the two-nation theory based on religion and joined hands with India. We were granted assurances under the Constitution. These guarantees were not given by China, Pakistan or any neighbouring country,” Mehbooba said.
The PDP president said that the Apex Court will have to see how the institutions in the country have been subverted and it remains the only institution that can save the Constitution.
“BJP is not only playing with the Constitution based on its brute majority in Parliament but ignoring everything including the SC rulings. They brought an ordinance after SC ruling on Delhi which is unconstitutional,” she added.
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