‘There is an urgent need to know our Constitution’
The Hindu
Successive Governmentshave not taken measures to inform our people of the Constitution
From birth to death, most of the activities of individuals are regulated and governedby one law or the other. Law is part and parcel of our everyday life.However, most are not aware of the laws and particularly their legal rights enshrined in the Constitution.
Though we have achieved78% literacy, we are poor in legal literacy. Most of our countrymen have not read the Constitution. Successive Governmentshave not taken measures to inform our people of the Constitution. We as citizens have failed to show an inclination to know the Constitution and the laws. Because of our poor legal literacy, large sections of our society are subjected to exploitation, injustice, and oppression.
Famous technocrat of the erstwhile Mysore late Sir M. Visvesvaraya had once said that Indians are poor because they do now know that they are poor. If people are made aware of their constitutional rights and duties, they will demand, enjoy, and defend their rights.