Advocate Romel Barua

LL.B. Hons, LLM (C.U)

Article 15 and Fundamental Rigts
(Rigt to !ood, selter, cloting, education and ealt issue)
Because B" #o$t. ad laid do%n in Art. 15 to ensure rigt to !ood, selter, cloting, education and
ealt it did not ma&e it a mandator' (ro$ision. For te $iolation o! !undamental rigts li&e e)ual
o((ortunit' and discrimination, one can sue against te state in Higer courts to retain tose. *n
Banglades te #oB does not need to o+e' it, as it is not a !undamental rigt.
,ere %as dra%+ac&. ,ere %ere man' de+ates relating to tis economic social and cultural rigt. ,e
de+ate %as inaugurated +' te Russians, and later te Cinese. Man' sates tried to o+e' rigt to li!e
com(rising tese rigts.
But, one ma' star$e.
But, one %ill get e)ual o((ortunit' as (er 1-. o! constitution.
/at a mess0 *n *ndia, Ra11'a 2ar&ar tried to sell rice +' ta&ing onl' t%o ru(ees. *n Banglades it is
t&.3. Because o! tis rising de+ate man' states a$e ta&en measures to im(lement a ma1or discourse o!
Human rigts.
"uring Roose$elts (residenc' and in te 'ears since, te United 2tates as sougt to res(ond to tese
economic and social needs %it ne% (olicies. ,ese a$e included ealt insurance (rograms, social
securit' insurance, unem(lo'ment insurance, (u+lic %or&s (ro1ects, !arm su((orts, e4(anded
educational o((ortunities, and la%s su((orting %or&er rigts to organi5e and stri&e.
*n Banglades te #o$t. tried Food !or %or&, 6AB*6HA, !e% donation (ro1ect to man te scenario. 7o
one sould +e !allen ardcore (oor. ,ere are some (ro$isions to allot lands !or te landless (eo(le ere.
But uman rigts critics, no%, see o$er tis as a (ro+lem.
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=$er%elmed +' te grace o! constitution %e sould not al%a's ta&e te (ride. A+out 53> o! our
(eo(le li$e +elo% te (o$ert';line. /e do not a$e resources. /it te resources %e a$e %e can tin&
o! te ?o$ert';scenario o! Banglades.
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