Read the statement by Somnath Lahiri in the Constituent Assembly quoted in this chapter. Do you agree with him? If yes, give instances to prove it. If not, give arguments against his position.

Somnath Lahiri’s statement in the constituent assembly “I feel that many of these fundamental rights have been framed from the point of view of a police constable...you will find that many minimal rights are conceded and are almost invariably followed by a provision which takes away a right almost completely.


What should be our conception of fundamental rights? ...We want to incorporate every one of these rights which our people want to get”.


Yes, I completely agree with Somnath Lahiri views. He said that minimum rights have been approved and almost perpetually followed by a provision and farmed from the point of view of a police constable. This is visible in certain provision that places restriction on the fundamental rights.


Police constable keeps vigil on the unlawful activities and helps in maintaining law and order in the society. Most of the fundamental risk has been framed in this framework. There would be collision and then remedial order by the courts. These rights do not include more substantive rights, like the right to education, livelihood, right against economic exploitation, right to work etc. Hence very few of the rights have been voted for ideally every one of those rights which our people want should be included.


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