What fundamental rights do we have as Indian citizens?

Article 20:

it grants protection against arbitrary and excessive punishment to an accused person, whether a citizen or a foreigner or a legal person like a company or a corporation. It contains three provisions in that direction: 

 a.    No ex-post facto law.   

 b.    No double jeopardy.   

 c.    No self-incriminating.

Article 21:

declares that no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law. It has 35 more rights as a part of it.

Article 22:

Protection against arrest and detention. It grants protection to people who are arrested. Detention is of two types, namely, punitive and preventive detention. 

Article 23:

Prohibits traffic in human beings, including begar (forced labor) and other similar forms of forced labor. 

Article 24:

Prohibits of employment of children below the age of 14 years in any factory, mine, or other hazardous activities like construction work, or railway.

Article 25:

All people are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right to freely profess, practice, and propagate any religion. 

Article 26:

It guarantees the rights of religious denominations or their sections. Freedom to manage religious affairs.

Article 27:

Freedom from taxation for the promotion of religion.

Article 28:

Freedom from attending religious instruction.Cultural and educational rights.

Article 29:

protection of the interests of minorities It grants protection to both religious minorities as well as linguistic minorities. 

Article 30:

Rights of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions. 

Article 31:

Right to property (repealed). 

Article 32:

It confers the right to resort to redress for the enforcement of the fundamental rights of an aggrieved citizen. Dr. Ambedkar called article 32 the most important article of the Constitution, ” an article without which the Constitution would be a nullity. It is the soul of the Constitution and the very heart of it. ” The Supreme Court can issue the writs under article 32.

Article 33:

empowered Parliament to restrict or abrogate the fundamental rights of the members of armed forces, para-military forces, police forces, intelligence agencies, and analogous forces. 

Article 34:

It allows the restriction of fundamental rights while martial law is in force in any area in India.

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