Fundamental Rights and Duties of an Indian Citizen

FUNDAMENTALS DUTIES

These Fundamentals rights have been provided at the cost of some fundamentals duties. These are considered as the duties must be and should be preformed by every citizen of India. These fundamentals duties are defined as:-

It shall be the duty of every citizens of India:-

• To abide by the constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National anthem.
• To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for children.
• To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.
• To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.
• To protect harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India.
• To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture.
• To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures.
• To develop the scientific temper, humanism amends the spirit of inquiry and reform.
• To safeguard public property and abjure violence.

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

The constitution of India guarantees six fundaments rights

1. Rights to Equality:

The first of these rights is the right to equality to all. Everybody is equal before law. It means that law makes no distinction against any citizen on the basis of caste, rece, sex or religion. State can make some special laws for the enlistment of women, children, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and for the classes who are socially, economically and educationally backward.

The constitution has abolished the practice of untouchables. Thus, untouchables are now punishable by law. Our constitution has also abolished titles except the military and academic ones.

2. Right to Freedom:

The right to freedom guaranties six basic freedoms. A citizen’s can-

Ø Express his thoughts freely

Ø Assemble and hold public meetings without arms

Ø Form any association or union

Ø Move freely or go to any part of India

Ø Live and settle in any part of India

Ø Take up any job or trade anywhere in India.

Besides these freedoms, there is right to life and personal liberty including personal liberty including right to education.

But these freedoms are restricted in exceptional cases; unrestricted freedom can cause lawlessness, so, the state is empowered to impose restrictions on the exercise of these rights.

3. Rights against Exploitation:

This right intends to protect women, children and poor against exploitation. Our constitution prohibits selling and buying of human beings, beggar and other forms of forced labour and prohibited. the constitutions also states that children under the age of 14 year should not be employed in factories or mines or any other hazardous jobs. The children are the assets of our society. They should have the opportunity to get education and enjoy a happy childhood; it is therefore, essential for the government to prevent such exploitation.

4. Right the freedom of Religious:

India is a secular country, we have freedom of religion. Every person has the right to worship, practice and propagate his/her own religion. All religions are equal and no particular religion will be religion will be given preference over the other.

5. Cultural and Educational Rights:

This right protects the right of the minorities .every community has the right to protect its own language, script and culture. it has recognizes the rights of such group of people to establish and administer the educational of its own.

6. Right to Constitutional Remedies:

It is not enough to give rights to citizens. it is equally important to see that our rights respected and protected by the government, what can a citizen do if he/she is not allowed to enjoy the fundamental rights or if a government uses power unjustly against a citizen without reason. The constitution gives every person the right to go to the high courts of the states and supreme court of India to get his/her fundamentals rights enforced.

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