Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy (Updated) — Social Science STD 9 — Question

The political equality-rights by themselves mean nothing to the weaker sections of the society.
→ The constitution-makers were aware of wide disparity between the rich and the poor. discrimination against women and the SC, the ST and the OBCs in the Indian society.
→ They wanted to reduce the disparity between the rich and the poor and to abolish the evil practices such as untouchability.
→ They wanted to establish an egalitarian society and a welfare state.
Therefore. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had observed that 'Political equality is incomplete without social and economic equality'.