Question

Name the Fundamental Right under which each of the following rights falls:

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Right to propagate one’s religion – Right to Freedom of Religion

b) Right to Life – Right to Freedom

c) Abolition of Untouchability – Right to Equality

d) Ban on bonded labour – Right Against Exploitation

Right to Freedom of Religion

• Every citizen has the right to propagate, practice or profess the religion of his or her choice.
• The right to religion does not give rights to convert a person into his religion through allurement, inducement, fraud, or by force.

Right to Freedom

• The Constitution gives the freedom to its citizens to carry out any business, trade, occupation or practice any profession.
• Anyone has the freedom to move to any part of the country.
• Any citizen can live in any part of the country.
• People have the right to form associations.

Right to Equality

• As per constitution the practice of untouchability is forbidden.
• The Government is directed by the Constitution to put an end to the practice of untouchability.
• As per the Constitution, the practice of untouchability is a punishable offence.
• Each and every citizen will be given equal protection under the laws of the land.
• The foundation of democracy is the rule of law.
• Irrespective of the status of the person, laws are applicable in the same manner to everyone.
• Laws are the same for ordinary citizens, government official, or political leaders.

Right Against Exploitation

• Child labour is prohibited by our constitution.
• Children below the age of fourteen cannot be employed in ports, railways, mines or any other place of hazardous work.
• Trafficking of human beings is prohibited by the Constitution. Buying or Selling human beings, especially women for immoral activities is the meaning of trafficking.
• Begar in any form or forced labour is also prohibited by our Constitution.
• Begar is a practice where a person has to give his services for free to his master, or for very minimum remuneration.
• When the above mentioned practice goes on for the person’s entire life, then it is known as bonded labour.