Tirtha Mondal
Volume-XI, Issue-II, January 2023
Volume-XI, Issue-II, January 2023 | ||
Published Online: 31.01.2023 | Page No: 106-111 | |||
Threats to Indian Democracy and Possible Way Out Tirtha Mondal, Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Deshabandhu Mahavidyalaya, Chittaranjan, West Bengal, India | |
The Indian polity, much hollered about as the largest democracy in the world, in recent
decades, has developed certain trends which keep adversely affecting the inner core of the
system. Particularly since the general election held in late 1989 the trend of pre-poll or post
poll alliance based mostly on opportunism rather than consistent ideology has developed.
This tendency coupled with the menace of money power and muscle power, both in national
and state level keeps vitiating the political ambience claimed to be democratic. This reality
is getting worsened day by day.
Hereditary trend often tantamount to dynastic rule is another trend cutting across almost
all political parties. Secularism has been recognized in the 42nd amendment of the
constitution of India. But the prominent political parties both in National and State level
even go to the extent of resorting to religious fanaticism. Public Administration often gets
menacingly intermingled with religion. These are the feudal trends overpowering the
democratic norms. The reality is getting worsened when we come across that the menaces
of religious fanaticism is countered with another form of religious fanaticism .That most of
the prominent political parties subjugate to the big capital house is another trend uncalled
for .Democracy, supposed to be a political system for the people, of the people and by the
people , sounds a mockery in its trend to find an iconic or superman image projected as the
savior of the people .All these are the alarming trends to be reckoned with. | |
Keywords: Indian Democracy, Political Violence, Secularism, Political Ideology, Dynastic Rule. |