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प्रश्न
Explain the difference between the Indian Constitution and western ideas in the light of
a. Understanding of secularism
b. Articles 370 and 371
c. Affirmative action
d. Universal adult franchise
उत्तर
a. Indian secularism is based on principled distance whereas that of western secularism is based on mutual exclusion. In India, every religion is treated equally so that every citizen can be treated equally and can enjoy a life of dignity. In the west, religion cannot interfere in matters of State and the State cannot interfere in matters of religion.
b. The articles 370 and 371 give special rights to the state of Jammu and Kashmir and the north-eastern states respectively according to their peculiar social and historical background. This type of provision of accommodation is not found in western countries.
c. Affirmative action in India is based on the principle of social justice without compromising on individual liberties. In India, affirmative action was introduced two decades before it was introduced in the U.S.
d. Every Indian citizen whose age is 18 years or above, is eligible to vote whereas in established democratic countries right to vote was extended to women and the working class in the 20th century after a long struggle.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Which of the following principles of secularism are adopted in the Constitution of India?
a. that state will have nothing to do with religion
b. that state will have close relation with religion
c. that state can discriminate among religions
d. that state will recognise the rights of religious groups
e. that state will have limited powers to intervene in affairs of religions
Match the following.
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a. |
Freedom to criticise the treatment of widows |
i. |
Substantive achievement |
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b. |
Taking decisions in the constituent assembly on the basis of reason, not self-interest |
ii. |
Procedural achievement |
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c. |
Accepting the importance of community in an individual’s life |
iii. |
Neglect of gender justice |
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d. |
Article 370 and 371 |
iv. |
Liberal individualism |
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e. |
Unequal rights to women regarding family property and children |
v. |
Attention to requirements of a particular region |
This discussion was taking place in a class. Read the various arguments and state which of these do you agree with and why.
Jayesh: I still think that our Constitution is only a borrowed document.
Saba: Do you mean to say that there is nothing Indian in it? But is there such a thing as Indian and western in the case of values and ideas? Take equality between men and women. What is western about it? And even if it is, should we reject it only because it is western?
Jayesh: What I mean is that after fighting for independence from the British, did we not adopt their system of parliamentary government?
Neha: You forget that when we fought the British, we were not against the British as such, we were against the principle of colonialism. That has nothing to do with adopting a system of government that we wanted, wherever it came from.
Why is it said that the making of the Indian Constitution was unrepresentative? Does that make the Constitution unrepresentative? Give reasons for your answer.
One of the limitations of the Constitution of India is that it does not adequately attend to gender justice. What evidence can you give to substantiate this charge? If you were writing the Constitution today, what provisions would you recommend for remedying this limitation?
Do you agree with the statement that “it is not clear why in a poor developing country, certain basic socio-economic rights were relegated to the section on Directive Principles rather than made an integral feature of our fundamental rights”? Give reasons for your answer. What do you think are the possible reasons for putting socio-economic rights in the section of Directive Principles?
