To answer your question, we first have to define what fundamental rights are. Depending on where you live, fundamental rights constitute specific rights that are protected under the constitution of any country. This can include freedoms like the right to religious freedom, the right to equality, and the right to freedom of expression. In India, where Dalits are considered 'Untouchables,' constitutionally protected fundamental rights are especially important.
Dalits comprise much of the poverty-stricken working class...
To answer your question, we first have to define what fundamental rights are. Depending on where you live, fundamental rights constitute specific rights that are protected under the constitution of any country. This can include freedoms like the right to religious freedom, the right to equality, and the right to freedom of expression. In India, where Dalits are considered 'Untouchables,' constitutionally protected fundamental rights are especially important.
Dalits comprise much of the poverty-stricken working class in India. They are the agricultural workers, the street sweepers, and the manual scavengers. Many Dalits perform work the upper classes do not want to do. Because of their low position in India's social hierarchy, the Dalits are often discriminated against. Fundamental rights provided in India's constitution include the right to equality, which establishes that all Indian citizens may have equal access to public facilities, dining establishments, and living accommodations. Therefore, Swadesh Kumar's Dalit friend has been denied the fundamental right of equal access to facilities and service options within the roadside hotel.
Instead of being served tea in a mug comparable in quality to the one Swadesh is drinking from, the Dalit is served tea in an earthen cup. So, yes, his fundamental right of equal access has been denied by the shopkeeper's discriminatory act.
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