Citizens have the freedom to hold meetings, processions, rallies and
demonstrations on any issue. They may want to discuss a problem,
exchange ideas, mobilise public support to a cause, or seek votes for a
candidate or party in an election. But such meetings have to be peaceful.
They should not lead to public disorder or breach of peace in society
Freedom to travel to any part of the country. We are free to reside and
settle in any party of the territory of India.
This right allows lakhs of people to migrate from villages to towns and
from poorer regions of the countries to prosperous regions and big cities.
The Constitution says that no person can be deprived of his life or
personal liberty
It means that no person can be killed unless the court has ordered a death
sentence
Every citizen has a right not to be exploited. Yet the Constitution makers
The Constitution mentions three specific evils and declares these illegal.
First, the Constitution prohibits traffic in human beings Traffic here means
selling and buying of human beings, usually women, for immoral
purposes. Second, our Constitution also prohibits forced labour or begat in
Any form. Begar is a practice where the worker is forced to render service
to the ‘master’ free of charge or at a nominal remuneration
Child labour. No one can employ a child below the age of fourteen to work
in any factory or mine or in any other hazardous work, such as railways
and ports
Right to freedom includes right to freedom of religion as well.
Secularism is based on the idea that the state is concerned only with
relations among human beings, and not with the relation between human
beings and God. A secular state is one that does not establish any one
religion as official religion
Right to profess, practice and propagate the religion
One cannot sacrifice animals or human beings as offerings to supernatural
forcés or gods. Religious practices which treat women as inferior or those
that infringe women’s freedom are not allowed. For example, one cannot
force a widow to shave head or wear white clothes.
In educational institutions managed by private bodies no person shall be
compelled to take part in any religious instruction or to attend any
religious worship.
The Constitution speci- fies the cultural and educational rights of the
minorities:
Any section of citizens with a distinct language or culture have a right to
conserve it.
Admission to any educational institution maintained by government or
receiving government aid cannot be denied to any citizen on the ground
of religion or language.
All minorities have the right to es tablish and administer educa tional
institutions of their choice
Right to Constitutional Remedies. This itself is a Fundamental [Link]
any of our rights are violated we can remedy through seek courts. If it is a
Fundamental Right we can directly approach the Supreme Court or the
High Court of a state. That is why Dr. Ambedkar called the Right to
Constitutional Remedies, ‘the heart and soul of our Constitution
There can be no law or action that violates the Fundamental Rights. If any
act of the Legislature or the Executive takes away or limits any of the
Fundamental Rights it will be invalid.
Any person can go to court against the violation of the Fundamental Right,
if it is of social or public interest. It is called Public Interest Litigation (PIL).
School education has become a right for Indian citizens. The governments
are responsible for providing free and compulsory education to all children
up to the age of 14 years. Parliament has enacted a law giving the right to
Information to the citizens
Right to seek information from government offices
New rights emerge as societies develop or as new constitutions are made