“Secularism is not an ideology of some political parties or persons, but it is one of the

foundations of our country.” Examine the statement.

Secularism means treating all religions equally. A secular nation is one where all the ethnicity of people stays together.

Secularism is an idea promoted by many political parties but it is the basis of a country and is applicable to every citizen.

Indian Constitution provides freedom to the citizens to profess any religion. It 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.