Topic: Fundamental duties,
2. Rights without duties will lead to lawlessness. Examine the statement in context of the relevance of fundamental duties in present times. (250 words)
Reference: Indian polity by Lakshmikant
Why the question:
The question aims to examine the importance of fundamental duties enshrined in the Indian constitution.
Key Demand of the question:
Explain how Rights without duties will lead to lawlessness while asserting the importance of fundamental rights.
Directive:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must look into the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start with definition of fundamental duties.
Body:
The Fundamental Duties are defined as the moral obligations of all citizens to help promote a spirit of patriotism and to uphold the unity of India. The idea for Fundamental Duties has been taken from erstwhile USSR.
Explain that the Fundamental duties establish democratic balance by making the people conscious of their duties equally as they are conscious of their rights.
Discuss in what way they balance out rights and thus help maintain law in the country.
Give suitable examples from the recent times to justify the statement.
Conclusion:
Conclude that while the state has a great deal of responsibility in providing for their protection through appropriate legislative instruments, the responsibility to protect torchbearers of transparency vests on each one of us.
