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प्रश्न
Indian Constitution makes Equality as the bedrock of Indian polity. In this context, mention the following right ‘‘guaranteed under the Right to Equality"
Abolition of Untouchability.
उत्तर
The right guaranteed under the Right to Equality is as below:
Abolition of Untouchability:
Article 17 declares that “untouchability is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden.” The untouchability Offences Act of 1955 provided penalties for preventing a person from entering a place of public worship or taking water from a tank, well, or spring in common use. In 1976, the act was renamed as “the Protection of Civil Rights Act”, from the “Untouchability Offences Act.”
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