what are the main problems of Indian democracy
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Although democracy has been accepted as the best form of Government in the modern world. Yet it has its own problems. Some of these are as under:
(i) Growing economic and social inequalities among the people:
The most important problem in democracy is the growing social and economic inequality among the people. Although all the citizens have the right to vote and fight elections only rich people have a chance to win the election.
The poor are sometimes even forced to sell their votes to fulfill their basic necessities of life like food, clothing and shelter. So rich people are elected representatives in the legislature who make laws and frame policies which favour them.
(ii) Role of anti-social elements:
The role of anti-social elements has increased very much during the elections. Voters are coerced to vote for a particular candidate or party. Rigging also takes place during the elections.
(iii) Corruption and inefficiency:
In many democratic countries of the world, political leaders and government officials are corrupt, dishonest and inefficient. As a result, people do not take interest in elections and have no faith in government officials. This affects the working of democracy in the country very badly.
(iv) Casteism and communalism:
Are other big challenges in many democratic countries like India? During elections, a large number of voters give weight to the caste and religion of the candidate. Political parties also keep in mind the caste or religion of a person while distributing tickets for the election. Representatives elected on the basis of caste or religion work for the welfare of the people belonging only to their caste or religion.
India is known as the largest democratic country in the world yet, there are many problems in the democracy of India. Let's see what makes Indian democracy not-so-democratic. :)
1️⃣ Lack of awareness
Biggest problem of India is lack of awareness among common people. Many Indians don't know what they can do if their rights are exploited. For instance, if a politician is exploiting someone or a community, then the community/person may not report it to the court because he/she doesn't know what his rights are. And we all know that in a democratic country, everyone should be given equal rights (which are given ofcourse) and no one should be exploited.
2️⃣ Power play in Indian Politics
Many a times, a person who is aware of his rights, still doesn't appeal to court against a politician. Why? The reason is simple, he/she is afraid of the powers of politicians. In India, most of the politicians are freed after giving bail and when freed, they take revenge from the person who reported! This is surely undemocratic.
3️⃣ Corruption during voting.
Sometimes, many people give votes in place of dead persons! This creates a totally undemocratic scene in India. Ballet Papers are snatched after voting from polling booths. EVM are sometimes considered as hacked. All these leads to unfair Election.
4️⃣ Bribing the poors.
Politicians often bribe the poors by giving them alcohol, some money just before Election so that these people will vote them. This gives the unfair candidate an advantage in Election.
5️⃣ Voting in the name of religion or caste
Anither Biggest problem of Indian Democracy! Many people often caste their votes to the candidate who is of their religion or of their caste. They don't see whether the candidate will work for public welfare or not, but they see whether he is Dalit or a Brahmin. Whether he is a Hindu or Muslim. This can surely not be called as democratic.
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