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Question
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.
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Solution
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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