Overview

• Sukhu chaired the ‘Religion and the Constitution: Guardrails and Guidelines’ session at the AICC’s National Conclave on Constitutional Challenges in New Delhi on August 2.
• He argued that religion should remain a personal matter while states maintain a secular stance to ensure neutrality in governance.
• The chief minister called for deliberate separation of religious beliefs from political agendas to prevent societal divisions and conflict.
• He highlighted India’s tradition of religious tolerance and warned that absence of core values could lead to violence.
• Sukhu invoked the Constitution’s Preamble on fraternity to emphasize that protecting religious freedom is key to national unity.