FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN INDIA
:FOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT LET FOOLS CONTEST
WHAT IS BEST ADMINISTERED IS BEST:
Ours is a parliamentary democracy. India is the largest democracy of the world. The architects of the constitution of India found this form suitable for the country. People elect their representatives. The party which wins the majority forms the government at the centre. The Prime Minister and the cabinet rule in the name of the majority and their policies reflect the wishes of the people. Different political parties may get majority in different states to form their own governments.
Democracy is based on a philosophy which recognises the value of the individual. It allows individuality to develop on the basis of certain fundamental rights sanctioned by the constitution or the accepted tradition of the country.
Though majority of voters are illiterate and poor, yet they have firm faith in democracy. They turn out on the election day in a larger percentage than anywhere else in the world to choose a government. They make a real holiday of it. When Mrs. Indira Gandhi imposed internal emergency, people threw out her regime in the general election of 1977. People again got fed up with the infighting of the Jana ta Party leaders. People taught them a lesson in the mid-term poll of 1980. India is wedded to democracy. Hence the future of democracy is safe in India. The following factors are uncalled for democracy. They need to be corrected for the smooth running of democracy in India.
1.The ugliest feature of Indian democracy are the criminalisation and corruption by the politicians.
2.Another evil feature is the grip of the 5% fundamentalists over the 95% people in India.
3.Problem of decorum in the house: A lot of precious time is wasted in adjournments and brawls. Opposition leaders sometimes behave foolishly. They snatch papers from the hand of the speaker. They rock the proceedings and gather in the well of the house. Various scenes of violence in legislatures were seen such as mikes being hurled as missiles in Lucknow and MLA’s clothes being torn off in Chennai.
Our former president Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy has voiced his concern over the often shameful functioning of the legislators. Uproarious scenes and pandemonium in the houses of Assemblies and Parliament create unsavoury atmosphere.
Drastic changes in electoral system are needed so that polities should be entrusted in responsible hands. The laws for maintaining decorum in the house must be made to avoid unparliamentary atmosphere.
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