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Gravitational force acts on all objects in properties to their masses. Why then, a heavy object does not fall faster than a light object?

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All objects fall ground with constant acceleration ,called acceleration due to gravity (in the absence of air resistance ) it is constant and does not depend upon the mass of an object Hence heavy objects do not fall faster than light objects.
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