Article 17 of the Indian Constitution _____.

Protects individual freedom

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Grants right to equality

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Abolishes untouchabiity

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Grants right to constitutional remedies

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The correct option is D Abolishes untouchabiity
Article 17 abolished untouchability and its practice in any form. It gives teeth to the untouchability offences Act of 1955. Any person preventing the other from entering a place of public worship or using a public well, a public transport system, etc. can be punished by law.

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