Masculine’ includes ‘feminine’ in interpretation. ‘Every person’ mentioned in article 5(a) means certainly feminine as well as masculine. Therefore, as the word ‘citizen’ has been precisely defined and that defined expression ‘citizen’ has been used in this article, I think the addition of the words “men and women equally” is unnecessary. If we are to make it clear that any law shall apply to men and women equally and if we are forced to declare it everywhere, then this expression has got to be used unnecessarily in many places. Although I agree with the principle that all citizens shall have certain rights without distinction of caste or creed, sex or colour, these words need not be there.
