Q. Consider the following statements regarding the rights given to minorities under the Constitution:
1. Cultural rights, under Article 29, grants protection to both religious and linguistic minorities.
2. A minority educational institution established, under Article 30, is free from government regulations.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct. Article 29 grants protection to both religious minorities as well as linguistic minorities.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Article 30 grants all minorities (religious and linguistic) the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. But these institutions are not free from all government regulations. The general laws of the land relating to national interest, national security, social welfare, public order, morality, health, sanitation, taxation etc., applicable to all.
