India is a secular country. Justify the statement.

India is a secular state:

• The term secular was added to the Preamble of India by the 42^nd Constitutional Amendment Act.

• According to Art 14- The state cannot deny any person equality before the law.

• Art 16- The State cannot discriminate any citizen on the grounds of religion.

• Art 25- All persons have the right to freely profess and propagate any religion.

• There is no national language or religion, every religion is treated equally.

• The Constitution provides freedom to the citizens to profess any religion.

• Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion.

• The state can interfere in religious matters if it does not promote equality.

The makers of the Constitution wanted to avoid communalism and hence went for making India a secular nation where all the religion, communities are treated equally.