An activist working among the poor says that the poor don't need Fundamental Rights. What they need are Directive Principles to be made legally binding. Do you agree with this? Give your reasons.
The most immediate requirement of the poor people are fooding, clothing and shelter. The activist is partly correct in saying that the poor don't need Fundamental Rights.
Reasons: Directive Principles contain several non-justiciable rights like the Right to Adequate Livelihood. Equal Pay for equal work (for men and women), rights against Economic Exploitation which if made justiciable can help in improving the economic conditions of the poor. Recently Right to work has been partly made justiciable. In rural areas which is bound to have positive effects on the conditions of the poor. However the fundamental rights are important which guarantees the right to life, right to employment and right against exploitation.
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