Universal adult tranchise is not strictly
Gollowed in all democracy Justify
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Explanation:
On Sunday, the nation marked the 60th anniversary of the first sitting of its Parliament on May 13, 1952.
This is the time to remember the vision of its founding fathers, for whom democracy — unlike for those today who rarely vote, but get all the air time to denigrate the institution of Parliament and elected people's representatives — was an act of faith.
Moreover, they were clear that democracy meant universal adult suffrage and direct elections not just at the village or district Panchayat, but the highest levels of government. And the electorate had to include everyone, irrespective of community, class or educational attainment. To have projected that vision then — for a country of largely illiterate villagers — was nothing short of revolutionary.
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On 23 October, 1928, when even the most advanced Western nations were still struggling with the idea, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, appearing before the Indian Statutory Commission (which came to be better known as Simon Commission), said he would like universal adult franchise for elections to be incorporated in the future Constitution of India.
The right to vote, at that time, was granted only to the rich, the landed and the tax payers. Dr Ambedkar, however, envisioned that elections were a weapon in the hands of the most oppressed sections of society for demanding politico-legal equality for the oppressed. Thus, while demanding reserved seats for Scheduled Castes — then referred to as Untouchables — he insisted upon franchise for criminal and hills tribes also.