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Q95 (CDS-I/2024) Polity & Governance › Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties › Right to Constitutional Remedies Answer Verified

According to B. R. Ambedkar, which one among the following Articles is the 'heart and soul' of the Constitution of India?

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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, famously described Article 32 as the 'heart and soul' of the Constitution [2]. During the Constituent Assembly debates, he emphasized that without an effective machinery for the enforcement of fundamental rights, a mere declaration of those rights would be 'meaningless, useless, and worthless' [2]. Article 32 provides the Right to Constitutional Remedies, allowing citizens to move the Supreme Court directly for the enforcement of their rights through various writs [2]. Ambedkar asserted that this article is the most important provision, without which the Constitution would be a 'nullity' [1]. While Article 15 prohibits discrimination, Article 21 protects life and liberty [3], and Article 23 prohibits forced labor [3], it is Article 32 that ensures these rights are real and justiciable [2].

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  1. [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 8: Fundamental Rights > RICHTTO CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDIES > p. 97
  2. [1] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 8: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES > CHAP. 81 > p. 152
  3. [3] https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/16124/1/the_constitution_of_india.pdf
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