Barely has one election been completed, before yet another election looms. The Election Commission has announced a five phase election for the relatively small state of Jharkhand in November and December. The poll pot will continue to boil into the new year, with the high prestige Delhi election scheduled for early February.
India has a plethora of elections, yet a question arises: do we have lots of elections but too little democracy? Democracy is supposed to empower the citizen at every level. But the expansionist state is bent on luring citizens into surrendering their sovereignty and turning citizens into clients or cronies. Citizens are enfeebled, politicians grow ever more powerful and scornful of norms. Is this democratic?
Uday Deb
Take a look at Read More
