Damning principles

With respect to Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay’s article, Impossible directives (May 6), I would like to add that not only must the Directive Principles of State Policy be criticised for being arbitrary and non-justiciable in a court of law, but also because they assume primacy if a law enacting a Directive Principle is in conflict with our fundamental rights. This shows that our Constitution is not as balanced as we are made to believe. Instead, it allows politicians to evade their duty towards citizens and walk all over their rights.

Ramola Singh

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