Consider the following statements: 1. Article 301 pertains to the Right to Property. 2. Right to Property is a legal right but not a Fundamental Right. 3. Article 300 A was inserted in the Constitution of India by the Congress Government at the Centre by the 44th Constitutional Amendment. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Correct answer: 2 only. Statement 1 is incorrect: Article 301 pertains to the freedom of trade, commerce, and intercourse throughout India, not the Right to Property. Currently, The Right to Property is covered under Article 300A of the Indian Constitution. Statement 2 is Correct: The Right to Property, initially a Fundamental Right under Article 31, was made a legal right through the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1978 and placed under Article 300A. Statement 3 is Incorrect: Article 300A was indeed inserted by the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1978, but not by the Congress government. The 44th Amendment removed the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights and made it a legal right under Article 300A. This change was made during the Janata Party government, not the Congress Party government. Polity 169 60

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