PM pays homage to women Constitution-makers in I-Day speech

In his address, PM Modi highlighted the 'significant contributions' made by like Hansa Mehta, Dakshayani Velayudhan and other women leaders to the Constitution.

PM Modi delivering the Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid homage to the visionaries who drafted India’s Constitution and underlined the role of women leaders in shaping the document in his address to the nation on the 79th Independence Day from the Red Fort.

“Our Nari Shakti also played an important role. Leaders like Hansa Mehta and Dakshayani Velayudhan made significant contributions in strengthening the Constitution of India,” the prime minister said, highlighting the contributions of women members of the Constituent Assembly.

Modi also remembered stalwarts such as Dr Rajendra Prasad, Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. PTI UZM UZM MIN MIN

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