in 2004a report published in USA pointed to the increasing inequalities in that country.Inequalities in income reflected in the participation of people in democracy. it also shaped their abilities to influence the decision taken by the government.THE report highlighted that:
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‘Democracy and Poverty’
No doubt in India democracy the ultimate power is vested with the masses. But majority of the people in India are poor. People of depressed classes and tribal areas have been exploited for centuries by the well to do sections of the society. Effluent people keep on acquiring more and more wealth and property while the poor continue to get poorer. Poverty is the root cause of various evils . For citizens cannot develop physically and mentally as they cannot even get a square meal a day. A poor person remain worried about earning his livelihood and has no time to think over the problems facing the country. Poor person does not even think about the elections. He cannot use right to vote independently. He can't cast his vote against his employer. During election that rich distributed blankets cycles, Sewing Machines and other things among the poor for obtaining their votes. The poor person may even sell his vote at times. The political parties too take money from the capitalist which is why the rich control the government.
Every political party take step to take advantage of people’s poverty. The poor are bluffed with the slogan such as there would be no poverty or everybody would be given a home, clothes and food e.t.c. The people have lost faith in government.
Therefore, the economic conditions of the people should be improved to brighten the future of democracy in India.
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