Q. Under the Constitution, which of the following fundamental rights is not available to an Indian citizen?
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Option a is correct: Article 25 says that all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right to freely profess, practice and propagate religion. The right to propagate does not include a right to convert another person to one’s own religion. Forcible conversions impinge on the ‘freedom of conscience’ guaranteed to all the persons alike.
Option b and c are incorrect: The Supreme Court held that the freedom of speech and expression includes the Right to propagate one’s views as well as the views of others and Right to demonstration or picketing but not right to strike.
| Important Tips Other rights that are implicit to right to freedom of speech are: • Freedom of the press. • Freedom of commercial advertisements. • Right against tapping of telephonic conversation. • Right to telecast, that is, government has no monopoly on electronic media. • Right against bandh called by a political party or organization. • Right to know about government activities. • Freedom of silence. • Right against imposition of pre-censorship on a newspaper. |
