Answer the following questions.

Which are the Fundamental Rights incorporated in our Constitution?

The Fundamental Rights are:

1. Right to equality: this right is very important for democracy, these rights under article 14 to 18 ensure all citizens are treated equally before the law. Nobody should be discriminated on the basis of caste, religion, gender or place of birth. Nobody should be restricted to access any public place. Under this Untouchability is an offence.

2. Right to freedom: This right gives a person the right to have an opinion and to express oneself. Under this right one can organize meetings, association, live anywhere in the country, practice any profession.

3. Right against exploitation: it is given under article 23 and 24 of Indian Constitution. This right protects the vulnerable sections including women, children, the poor and the weak from exploitation. Employment of children under 14 years of age in mining, industries and other dangerous occupations is punishable under law.

4. Right to freedom of religion: India is a secular country where no specific religion is treated as the national religion. Citizens can accept any religion that their conscience dictates, practise it and propagate .

5. Cultural and Educational Rights: under this right every citizen has the right to protect and his cultural heritage in the form of scripts, language etc. It is the duty of the state to protect them.

6. Right to constitutional remedy: This is the most important Article of the constitution. According to Dr. Ambedkar Article 32 is the heart and soul of the constitution. According to the article, a citizen of India can move to the Supreme Court if any of the Fundamental Rights are violated or not guaranteed by the state or central government. Hence it is also called the protector of the Fundamental Rights.