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5. Right to reside and settle in any part of the choice. This right gives leisure to sermonise
territory of India. about his religion, gives him the opportunity

6. Right to practice any profession or to carry to spread it among everyone without any
on any occupation trade or business. fear of governmental vengeance and also
Each one of these six freedoms is subject to some gives him the assurance to practice it in an
amicable manner within the jurisdiction of
restrictions. Rights can never be absolute.
the country.
Individual rights must be reconciled with the
interests of the community. 5. Cultural and Educational Rights : The
It is logical that equal rights for all must mean cultural and educational rights given in
limited rights for any. Hence, the state may articles 29 and 30 aim to protect the cultural
impose ‘reasonable restrictions’ upon the exercise and educational rights of the religious
of any of these rights. minorities. Each group of people or minority
have the right to preserve its languages,
3. Right Against Exploitation : The Right
script or culture. No citizen can be denied
against Exploitation enshrined in the Indian
the right of admission to any state-managed
constitution guarantees dignity of the
or state-aided educational institutions on
individual. It also prohibits the exploitation
grounds of religion, race, caste or language.
or misuse of service by force or inducement
Lastly, all minorities– linguistic or religious,
in the following ways:
are entitled to establish and run educational
It prohibits human trafficking, i.e., it
institutions of their choice. The state cannot
criminalises buying and selling of human
refuse to grant aid to such institutions
beings like a commodity. It also prohibits
merely because they are being run by such
use of women or girls for immoral purposes.
minorities.
It prohibits slavery, beggar, bonded labour
or other forms of forced labour. Beggar is a
term used for practice wherein the worker Discuss and find out the difference between
has to render free service to his master or at Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties.
a nominal rate. The state has been given the 6. Right to Constructional Remedies :
authority to introduce compulsory service Article 32 of the constitution provides that
for such persons in order to stop the prac- the citizens who think that their fundamental
tice. The government cannot discriminate rights have been denied to them can move
on the basis of religion, race, colour, etc. It the Supreme Court or any High Court to
prohibits the employment of children below restore these rights. Dr Ambedkar said that
the age of 14 years in factories, mines and the Article 32 is the soul of the constitution
other hazardous activities. because without it the rights will become
4. Right to Freedom of Religion : India is a rights that exist on paper only.
secular nation and therefore every citizen FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES
residing within the territory of India has the In the modern democratic states, the people are
right to follow the religion he believes in. worried about their rights, but forget their duties.
This right basically entitles every Indian But, in fact, rights are closely related to duties. In
citizen and gives him the liberty to preach return of every right, we have to perform some
practice and propagate the religion of his duties. So, rights and duties are closely related.

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