Fundamental rights and fundamental duties are a main pillar is the Indian constitution. The constitution has provided fundamental rights and fundamental duties to all its citizens for their overall development. There is a special relationship between fundamental rights and duties. Rights and duties are complementary to each other. One person’s rights are duties of another person, therefore, we cannot imagine the existence of rights in the absence of duties.
In the constitution of 1950, there was provision of fundamental rights only for the citizens, but hot of duties. But in 1976, while making the 42nd amendment in the constitution, it was felt that the fundamental duties of the citizens must be mentioned. Therefore in section 4 (a) of the constitution, 10 fundamental duties of the citizens were added.
Without performing duties, making use of rights is not possible. These duties have been mentioned create feeling of patriotism in the citizens. Rights and duties are two sides of the same coin. The citizens have some responsibilities towards their nation. Performing duties is considered the highest form of religion. If we want our rights, we must be ready to perform our duties also.
