Question

Example to show that the Indian government may go against religious law to prevent discrimination

Answer 1

Dear student,
Although the Indian state uses a strategy of distancing itself from religion, in some cases it uses a strategy of intervention in order to prevent domination.

1. Indian Constitution intervened in Hindu religious practices in order to abolish untouchability. The upper caste members of Hindu religion dominated the lower caste members of the same religion,so the Indian government intervened to end this religion based discrimination.
2. The State might intervene in the religion based personal laws of communities for ensuring equal inheritance rights or to end discriminatory practices against women like triple talaq.

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