Question

Right to property was removed from the list of fundamental rights during the reign of

• A. Mrs Indira Gandhi
• B. Moraji Desai
• C. Atal Bihari Vajpai
• D. P.V. Narasimha Rao

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Moraji Desai

The Constitution originally provided for the right to property under Articles 19 and 31. Article 19 guaranteed to all citizens the right to acquire, hold and dispose of property. Article 31 provided that “no person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law.” It also provided that compensation would be paid to a person whose property has been taken for public purposes. The Forty-Forth Amendment of 1978 deleted the right to property from the list of fundamental rights.