Describe the positive and negative aspects of relationship between cast and politics
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Advantages:
(i) It gives disadvantaged groups the opportunity to demand a share in power and decisionmaking.
(ii) Many political parties take up the issue of ending caste discrimination.
(iii) Measures for uplifting the status of the backward castes will be undertaken.
Disadvantages:
(i) Caste-based politics diverts attention from main issues such as poverty, corruption etc.
(ii) Caste based politics leads to tensions, conflicts and violence.
Positive aspect : caste in politics helps in highlighting the issues of disadvantaged classes and also allows the govt. To attend to these. Negative aspect : exclusive attention to caste and drive the attention from the pressing issues like poverty , corruption, development . It can also cause violence at times.
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