Question 5:
Gandhiji strongly believed that every adult in India should be given the right to vote. However, a few people don’t share his views. They feel that illiterate people, who are mainly poor, should not be given the right to vote. What do you think? Do you think this would be a form of discrimination? Give five points to support your view and share these with the class..?
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Actually the gandhi ji with the opinion that he has given for the india democracy is right and acceptable but the way that this law had been pass3d on that time didnt attract most of the individual to join his diplomacy to give out more positive outcome on behalf of indians and also to slott out britishers to understand their freedom in the country.For me i am thinking that right to vote is given to all citizens of india whether theyare rich or poor .But this idea is not implemented in the good manner by the corporates and goverent offial of india at that time. poor has same benefit as they are also the part of our citizenship and equality.Hence this was givrn to all of them prevailing the outcome that come under the data and records.
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Yes, not allowing all the adult citizens of a country to vote is a form of discrimination. Every adult citizen of India has the right to vote for the following reasons.
(i) Being illiterate is not a reason for disallowing someone from exercising his or her right to vote. An illiterate person might not be able to read or write, but he or she may well understand what is good for him or her and for the society.
(ii) A true democracy is the one which does not discriminate amongst its citizens.
(iii) Every citizen is responsible towards the country, and voting is one of the ways of being responsible towards the country.
(iv) The right to vote is the birthright of every individual who has attained the age of eighteen or more.
(v) It ensures that every section of society has its representative. If the poor and the illiterate are not given the right to vote, then the disparities would only increase. For an inclusive growth, every group in the society (poor or rich, literate or illiterate) must have the right to elect its voice, its representative.