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Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

Every citizen in a free state should be treated in a manner that satisfied not only his material wants but also his spiritual sense of the self-respect and the majority community has an obligation to try and understand the problems of the minorities and empathise with their aspiration.


How could a citizen of a free nation express his imbibed values of equality and social justice while dealing with the members of the minority community? Explain.

Citizens of a free nation must try to understand the problems faced by the minority groups and can find out a way to solve it. They should treat them equally irrespective of the differences in caste, creed and culture. They should include them in all the social activities amidst all the diversities. They should maintain sustained co-operation and create equal opportunities for them in all walks of life.


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