While India votes in the General Elections of 2024, residents of two cities will be denied a free and fair vote. These are cities that supposedly showcase the “India dream”—Surat in Gujarat and Indore in Madhya Pradesh. Both are bustling business-oriented towns, places with an educated and aspirational electorate.
Surat and Indore are not rural backwaters. Instead, they are places where “democracy” should, in normal circumstances, thrive. But instead, democracy has died in Surat and Indore. The voters’ right to make up their own minds has been snatched away. The voices of the voters of Surat and Indore will not be heard in these elections.
