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Pointstorememberbeforeyouparticipateinthisdiscussion:
Assume,youoneofthememberofarealgroupdiscussion.
Taketheinitiativetoparticipateandcontributeyourthoughts.
Expressyourpositiveattitudetowardsprovidingthesolution.

Dipksaid:(Sun,Jan18,201511:27:25AM)

NoitswrongtosaythatdemocracyishamperingtheprogressofIndianbutthewaypeoplerespondtowards
democracyishamperingtheprogressofIndia.Likepeoplechoosetheleadersrelatedtotheircaste,orbyhaving
someowntheirbenefits.SomentalityofsuchselfishlikefeelingisactuallyhamperingtheprogressofIndia.
Sothesolutionistoprovideeducation,spreadingawarenessamongpeopleregardingvoting.Sothattheywillget
toknowthevalueoftheirvote.Andthevalueofvotewecanbestlearnfromthecorruptedleaders,thathowthey

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knowthevalueofeachvote.
Ratethis:+2

Srinivassaid:(Sun,Jan11,201506:19:31PM)

MostoftheuppercastepeopledefinitelyagainstthereservationsinIndia,Uppercastepeoplehaveenoughlands
andpropertythenagaintheywantjobsalso,whereasmostofthepoorpeoplearefrombackwardorlowercaste
peopleonly,beforecommentingpleaserememberthehistoryandpost.
Ratethis:+2

EswarReddysaid:(Thu,Jan8,201511:35:03PM)

Iamnotagainstdemocracybutthereshouldbelotofupdationinreservation,judicial.Etc,politiciansarenot
corrupted,societymadethemmorecorruption.InIndiadictatorshipisnotpossible.Finallymyopinionisthere
shouldbechangesindemocracywhichhaswrittenin1951.
Ratethis:+1

Radhikasaid:(Thu,Dec18,201408:34:57PM)

Mainlydemocracyistheformofgovernmentwherethepeopleofthecountryhasthemainpowerbutinacountry
likeIndiathispowerishamperedbytheincapablerulers.Stillfreeandfairelectionsareadreamofus.OverallI
wouldsaythatwhenhazardslikeviolence,corruptionscouldbeoverrootedfromtherecentdefinitionof
democracythenonlyacountrycouldbecalledanactualdemocraticone.
Ratethis:+5

RjPanwarsaid:(Wed,Dec17,201409:03:07AM)

Hieveryone,
AsIthink,democracyisnotresponsibleforimbalanceofoureconomyandgrowth.Democracyimpliesgovernment
ofthepeople,forthepeople,bythepeople.Inbroadwayitmeansfreedomtoeveryone[females,backwardtribe
peoples(BTP)].Wecanseeinpast(after1990's)weratherfindasuccessivefemaleandBTP.Thereisno
educationforthem.
Fromwhenweadopteddemocracythereisnosuchrulethatafarmerchildshouldbeafarmer.Wecanseemany
successivewomanandBTP.
AsIknowthatmanypersonsthinksthatdemocracyisresponsibleforcorruptionandmanyproblems.These
problemsdoesn'trelatetodemocracy.AsIthinkdemocracyisthesolutionfortheseproblems.Inearly2009we
gotrighttoinformationthroughdemocraticway.
MayIalsoremindyouinpasttwodecadeElectionCommissionistryingtransparentabilityofpoliticalcandidate
andECalsosucceededinitsefforts.ECmadethreerulesforapoliticalcandidatethroughthesupremecourtare
writtenbelow.
1.Notallcriminalcaseswillleadtothebar.Onlyheinousoffenceslikemurder,rape,dacoity,kidnappingormoral
turpitude.
2.Thecaseshouldhavebeenregisteredatleastsixmonthsbeforetheelections.
3.Thecourtshouldhaveframedthecharges.
IknowtherearepitfallsintheserulesbutECistryinggetridoffthesepitfallssotheelectionsshouldbemore
transparent.
Forcorruptionweshouldmakeourlawstrong.Inourlawsystemtherearemanypitfallsandcorruptpeople
misusingthesepitfallstomisguidethejustice.Soweshouldchangeourlaw,notwhollybutwecanremovethose
pitfallswhicharebreadnbutterforcorruptpoliticiansandcriminals.
Asweknowthatwearesecondlargestcountryinthepopulationandhowmanycourtwehavetopunishcriminals
andtogetjusticeintime.Thinkasperourpopulationnothingandjudgealsogettoomanyholidays(192holidays
inayear).
InthelastasIcansaydemocracyistheprimefactorforprogressofIndiaandrathertoblamedemocracy,we
shouldhavegetsomerulebydemocraticwaytosolvetheseproblems.
1.Righttoreject(ratherthanNOTA).
2.Righttorecall.
3.Governmentshouldmakemanycourtssowecangetjusticeatthetime.
4.Weshouldremovethepitfallswhichexistinthelaw.
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Chrissaid:(Sat,Dec13,201401:52:48PM)

Ifyoulookathistory,alldevelopedcountriesbecomedemocracyaftertheyhavebeendevelopedorcompletely
industrialized.Therehasbeennosinglecountryintheworldthatapoorcountrybecomedevelopednationafter
theybecomedemocratcountrywhentheyarepoor.
Ratethis:+16

Chirssaid:(Sat,Dec13,201401:45:34PM)

IndiahasdemonstratedtotheworldthatDemocracyisabsolutelyatwork.Somedescribewesternstyle
democracyasdrugssuchasOpium,onceyouhavetastedit,youcannotgetridofit,similartoonewaydeadend
traffic.
Somedescribewesternstyledemocracyasdiseases,onceyouintroducedthedemocracy,thenthewholecountry
isindisordermentally.Sothecountriesmustberichtohaveresourcesforthedemocracy.
Poorcountriescanalsohavedemocracy,buttheywillremainpoorforeverduetothedemocracy.UKexportedthe
Opiumtotheworldviawarinthenameoffreetrading.USisexportingtheOpiumtotheworldviawarinthename
of"Democracy".
Weknowpeopleareeasilyaddictedtoitandthat'swhytherearechaos,povertyandwarsinSyria,Libya,Iraq,
Thailand,Ukraine,Philippines,Afghanistan,Turkey,Egypt,India,etc.
Ratethis:+9

Yogsaid:(Fri,Dec12,201404:08:29PM)

TheIndiansocietyhavingsomanyrules.Ex.Atthetimeoftravelonbikeyoumustbewearhelmet.Itsgoodfor
everytravelersothat'swhyIndiacountryhamperforprogress.
Ratethis:+0

Nivedhitaasaid:(Thu,Nov27,201409:32:57PM)

Indiaistheseventhlargest(byarea)andthesecondmostpopulouscountryintheworld,withroughlyonesixth
ofitspopulation,ofaboutabillionandaquarter.Indiaisoneoftheworld'soldestcivilizations,yetaveryyoung
nation.
UnderMughalcontrolformuchofitshistoryuntilitscolonizationbyEuropeanpowersinthemideighteenth
century.Theworld'slargestdemocracybyelectoratewascreatedafterindependencein1947underthe
leadershipofitsnationalistmovement,theIndianNationalCongress.
ElectionstoitsParliamentareheldonceevery5years.Currently,PrimeministerNarendraModiistheheadofthe
government,enjoyingamajorityintheParliament,whilePresidentPranabMukherjee,istheheadofstate.Indiais
aconstitutionalrepublicgovernedundertheworld'slongestwrittenconstitution,federallyconsistingof29states
andsevencentrallyadministeredunionterritories,withNewDelhiasthenation'scapital.
Thecountryhassixmainnationalparties:theBhartiyaJantaParty(BJP),IndianNationalCongress(INC),
CommunistPartyofIndia(CPI),theCommunistPartyofIndia(Marxist)(CPI(M)),BahujanSamajParty(BSP)andthe
NationalistCongressParty(NCP).Atthelevelofitsstates,manyregionalpartiesstandforelectionstostate
legislatures,everyfiveyears.TheRajyaSabhaelectionsareheldevery6years.Thisisjustasmalldetail.
ButIndiandemocracyisweak.Thereisnodenyingthat.Corruptionhasastrongholdonourpoliticiansandthat,
too,isbecausethewehavefailedtoeducateourentirepopulationintermsofgovernmentresponsibility.By
definition,ademocracycanonlyworkwellifpeople,armedwithinformationandselfinterest,participate.
Ratethis:+3

Vijaysaid:(Fri,Nov14,201411:40:45AM)

HelloEverybody,
Democracyisthegiftawardedtoallofus.Whenyoulistenfromthecountrieswhere.
DictatorshipisrulingthecountryyouwillbethankfultoGodforourDemocracy.
AnywaywearelackingbehindtoliteratethepeoplesaboutourRightsandDutiestowardsourNation.Weall
shouldmakeupourmindandstartsometasksforourselves.
ThefirstIwouldliketosuggestistoVoteforEachandeveryElection.AndalsomotivateOnepersontodothis.
Thiswillmakeachange.Whatsyouropiniononthis?
BecauseInIndianMetroCitiesVotingpercentageis40%to50%WhereasinRuralIndiaitjumpsoverto60%and
above.NowyoutellmewhoisLiterate?

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Meghnasaid:(Mon,Nov10,201402:40:52PM)

DemocracyinsomewayisgoodbutwhenitisnotproperlyunderstoodbypeopleofIndiathenitisvery
dangerous.Uneducatedpeople,politicianstrategies,corruptionhasdestroyedtheimportanceofdemocracy.
ConflictofinterestofdifferentPeoplecomingfromdifferentcultureandperceptionareunabletoelecttheright
candidate.Andduetoallthesefactorwearenevergettingpoliticalstabilityinourcountry.Electedpartyalways
havedifferentideologythanthepreviouspartywithoutconcerningwhatisgoodforcitizens.
Ratethis:+13

Monojsaid:(Sun,Nov9,201407:54:08PM)

Democracyisasystem,whichhasnothingtodowitheconomicprogress,becauseeconomicprogressisanother
system.Ofcourse,politicsandeconomygohandinhand.Ifyousaypoliticianwhomakethedemocracyanddid
notfollowtheprinciplesthenregressionistheultimateendproduct.
Therealityissomethingdifferent,whichisnotvisibletoanybody.Peoplethinkthatdemocracyimpliesgovernment
ofthepeople,forthepeopleandbythepeople.Sothinksthatitimpliesgovernmentofthepolitician,forthe
politicianandbythepolitician.Butboththecategoriesofpeoplearewrong.Reallyitisofthebusinessmagnets,
forthebusinessmagnetsandbythebusinessmagnets.
Whoworkslikethedirectoroffilm.Wealwaysseethehero,heroineandvillainofapicturebutwedonotthereal
masterthedirector.Similarly,thebusinessmagnetsarethedirectorsofdemocracyandpoliticianwhatever,may
bethepost,aretheworkertothem.Thus,democracyfailstobringtheprogressasyouwants.
Ratethis:+5

Tibinsaid:(Wed,Nov5,201407:52:37PM)

InmyopinionDemocracyhashamperedindia'sdevelopmentalprogress.Becausethemajoritypartyholdsthe
reignofGovernmentInefficientandcorruptpersonsgetthemselveselected.Theydon'tevenhavevisionand
intelligence.
Ratethis:+3

Nagarjunasaid:(Wed,Sep17,201409:22:40PM)

Democracyisrulebythepeople,forthepeopleandofthepeople.Indiaisthelargestdemocraticcountryinthe
world.
InIndia,weareelectinggovtrepresentativesevery5years,andthegovtformedwillintroducemanywelfare
schemesandprojectslikeirrigation,electricityetc.,
Asweknowforcompletionoftheseprojectsandfortheeffectiveimplementationofthewelfareschemes,the5
yearsofrulingmaynotbesufficientandafter5yearsagainelectionswillcome.
Ifsupposeanotherpartyformsgovernmentthenthecompletionofthoseprojectswhichwasinitiatedbythe
previousgovernmentWillmaynothappenfaster.Theytrytoleavetheirmarkbyintroducingtheirownschemes
andtheirownprojectsaccordingtotheirpartymanifesto.
So,themoneyofpeopleisbeenwastedinabigwayandisindirectlyhamperingindia'sgrowth.

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PManojRaghavendrasaid:(Fri,Sep5,201405:14:19PM)

Happytosharemyopinionwithyoufriends.
Onlywhendemocracyiscompletelychangedthatisrulesofdemocracyhastobechangedtopresidentialrulelike
inmostdevelopedcountries.SinceinIndiaduetolackofstrictrulesweindiansarebecominglazyactually.For
examplewearingahelmetisabsolutelyausefulrulebutmostofthemarenotfollowingit.Wecanfindmany
exampleswhereduetolackofstrictrulesinIndiaitisstilldeveloping.Ofcourseasahumanbeingwearefreeto
expressfreedomofthoughtrighttoliveetc.Butimplementingstrictruleslikeeveryonemustgokaratetrainingat
childhoodleveletcwhereitisinchina.
AtlastIwanttosayonething.Evenifstrictruleshurtssomeoneitisusefulandmustbefollowedbyeverycitizen
thenonlyIndiawillabsolutelybecomeanideal.Insteadofcreatingawarenessetcthegovernmentshouldstrongly
makesurethatmostofthepeoplearefollowingit.Thiscanbeachievedonlyifourdemocracyprinciplesare
changedandstrictruleshastobeimplemented.Thankyouall.
Ratethis:+16

Saurabhsaid:(Sat,Aug23,201401:24:16AM)

No,democracyisnothamperingtheprogressofIndia.Indiaisademocraticcountryandindianshaverighttoelect
therightpersonastheirrepresentative.Itsalldependsonthepeopletochoosetherightpersonwhoisnot

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corruptorlesscorruptthananyothercandidatewhichleadsourcountry.Thedemocracyisnecessarytoleadsthe
nation.
Ratethis:+6

Virjusaid:(Thu,Aug14,201411:01:56PM)

Inmyopiniondemocracyisaviruswhichnotonlyhazardsbutalsostopcountriesdevelopment.Justtakea
exampleanuneducatedpersondon'tknowwhichwayisbetterandwhichoneiswrongthenhowcanyouexpect
thattheywilldopositiveworkforourcountry.Butduetodemocracytheyarestilldoingtheirjoboryoucansay
theyarelikenuisanceofourdevelopmentwhichmustbewhitewash.
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AjaySinghaniyasaid:(Wed,Aug6,201404:29:07PM)

Notexactlybutincertainwaythishamperingtheprogress.Peoplechoosetheirleadersinthiscountryontheiron
willwhethertheyareeligibleornotandthisistheprobleminprogress.Mostofleadersarecorruptandineligible
theyusethenationaltreasures,incomes,resourcesforbenefitofthemonly.That'showtheyarehamperingthe
progressdirectlyandindirectlydemocracyishamperingforsomeextent.

Ratethis:+13

Anbusaid:(Thu,Jul24,201406:34:59PM)

Yademocracyisdefinitelyhamperingtheindia'sprogress.Becauseinourcountrysomanypoliticiansare
uneducatedandtheyareinvolveincorruption.Sotheyaredon'tknowtothinkthatwhichisbetterforpeoples.
Andsomanyvotersareuneducated.Duetothis,thesepoliticianswereeasilyselectedbyvotersinelection.We
can'tavoiduntiltheeducatedpoliticianselectedbypeoples.
Ratethis:+13

JayaBorrasaid:(Tue,Jul22,201408:07:38PM)

IthinkDemocracyinIndiahasbecomeabigQuestionmarkineveryone'smind.Isitdemocracyisallabout
participatinginelectionsonceinevery5yearsandthenexpectinggovernment(orthatxnumberofpoliticians)to
runtheshow?
India'sdevelopmentnotfailingduetodemocracy,India'sdemocracyasawholefailingduetocorruptedpeopleat
everylevelofsociety.MaybesomeeconomicnumbersonthechartsdoshowthatIndiaasadevelopingcountry
since50yearsbutIcan'timagineanyerawhereitcanchangeitsstatusfromdevelopingtodevelopedwithout
changingindividual'sattitudetowardsthesociety.
Untilweteachourkidsabouttreatingeveryotherpersonasahumanbeing,untilwelearnourselvestobe
exampleforthenextgenerations,untilweholdtheurgetogivebribetospeedupthingsingovernmentoffices,
untilweasasociety(everyIndividual)learnstorestorethelostmoralsincorruptionwewillbekeepreading
thosesuddencompanyshutdowns,wewillbekeepreadingnewsaboutdeathsofpeople,wewillbekeep
readingnewsaboutchildabuseandhelllot.
Acountrydevelopmentdoesn'tmeanrupeeVsdollar,democraticcountry'sdevelopmenttrulyreliesinitspeople
abilitytobreathwithoutfear,peopleinthecountryneednottorobtheotherfortheirsurvival,untilthissocietyas
awholelearnstotreateachindividualwithrespectbykillingallthatcastsystem.
Ratethis:+118

SnehasishPaulsaid:(Fri,Jul18,201410:56:57PM)

Ithinkdemocracyisnottheproblemforourcountryatall.Inmyopiniontheproblemistheprocessofelection
systemwhereeachandeverypeoplehastherighttovote.Youmaythinkthatitisnotaproblem.Butthefactis
thecountrylikeIndiawheremostofthevotersarenotproperlyeducatedandarecorruptedintheiractivities,
thereshouldbesomeeligibilitycriteriaforhavingrighttovote.Becausethosecorruptedandilliteratepeoplewill
naturallyvotetothepoliticianoftheirownnature.Sowhatishappeningisthatwrongcandidatesarebeing
continuouslyelectedbythemajorityofthosecorruptedandilliteratepeople.
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Jenetsaid:(Wed,Jul16,201412:52:41AM)

Democracy?Whatisdemocracy?IsdemocracyhamperingIndia'sprogress?Wellsomanyquestionswithjusta
simpleanswer.
Haddemocracybeinghamperingacountry'sprogressIdon'tthinkotherdemocraticcountrieswillbedeveloped
eg.USA.Itisnotdemocracybutthedelayinthesystem,thelackofmorale,thegreedforcorruption,thelackof
educationandawarenessofone'sright,thewholeprocessofelectionaresomeofthemanyfactorsthathave
hamperthegrowthofIndia.

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Itisnotthatwearenotdevelopinginsteadweareamongthetopdevelopingcountriesoftheworldbutweare
slowinourprogress.Wearenolessthanothercountriesbutwesoldourmoraletocorruption,bribeandsocial
evils.Itisnotthegovernmenttobeblamedcompletelybuteveryindividualistobeblamed.
ItsnotdemocracyorthegovernmentbutIndiaasawholeisresponsibleforitsslowdevelopment.
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Rameshsaid:(Fri,Jul11,201406:53:24PM)

Iagreethatdemocracyishamperingtheprogressofthenationasifweseethewholeelectionsystemwhichis
themostfundamentalpartofademocraticsystemisfullofcorruptandmisleadingpractices.
Asamajorityofeducatedpeopledoesnotcasttheirvoteandthemajorchunkofvotersareuneducatedandcast
theirvoteonthebasisofreligion,cast,creed,languageetc.AcapableGovernmentdoescomeup.Thewhole
reservationsystem,whichwasstartedtakingthevisiontodecreaseitinthefuturehasonthecontraryincreased
tomanyfolds.
Secondlyduetoademocraticgovernmentrulesandregulationsmadearenotstrongfore.g.InChinainthelate
1970'stheyintroduced1childpolicytocontroltheirincreasingpopulationthisstepishelpingthemnow.These
hardpoliciescan'tbeintroducedinIndiabecausethenextdaythegovernmentWillfall.
Ratethis:+3

Kulveersaid:(Mon,Jul7,201410:32:48AM)

No,democracyisnothampertheIndiaprogress.Infactitgiveachancetoeverypersontochoosetheir
representative.Iftheyaresatisfiedwiththeelectedcandidatetheypreferredthemelsetheyalsoeliminate.All
thisprivilegeexistduetodemocracy,onlytheirisrequirementthateverypersonmustprovidetheappropriate
education,sothattheychoosetherightcandidatebygivingtheirvaluablevote.
Ratethis:+3

Nishantsaid:(Tue,Jul1,201408:41:43PM)

Democracycanneverhamperanycountry'sdevelopment.Democracygivesfreedomtopeopletochoose
representativeswhoworkfortheirdevelopment,iftheydon'tthenpeoplewilldefinitelydisposethemforsure.But
democracydemandssincerityandrightvision.
IfdemocracyishamperingIndia'sgrowththenwewouldnothaveSAIL,BHEL,IOCL,DELHIMETROvariousprivate
sectoretc,allthishappenedbecauseofdemocracyandthisdevelopmentisnotconfinedtospecificarea,
developmenthashappenedineverycornerofthiscountry.Weareatomicpower,spacetechnologypowerhouse
andwerunthecheapestrailwayintheworld.Peoplefromcornerofthiscountrycontributingtoitseconomy.All
thishappenedbecausewestillhavepeoplewhovoteforthedevelopmentofthiscountry.
WhocanforgetthelandslidevictoryofJantapartyin1977whichremindedthestrongestPMinourcountryIndira
Gandhithatwepeopleowntherealpoweranditshouldberunaccordingthepeopleandforthepeople.
Ratethis:+10

RimpaMaitysaid:(Sun,Jun29,201411:53:53AM)

IfwetalkaboutIndiawherewebelieve"UNITYWESTAND,DIVIDEDWEFALL",democracyplayamandatoryrole
forthedevelopmentofthecountry.Unlessanduntilwearedemocratic,theprogressofthenationwillnotbe
possible.Indiawheredifferentracesanswerspeciesofpeopletakebreathinthiscountry,mustfollowa
governmentwhichisforthepeople,bythepeopleandofthepeople.Itisessentialthatforeverydecisionthere
mustbepeople'sviewsbehindinit.
Ratethis:+9

Divyamsaid:(Tue,Jun24,201401:29:40PM)

Thelongandtiring,Lawmakingprocessesmakeitdifficultforanybeneficiallawtocomeupearly.Ithastobe
passedfromboththeHousesoftheParliamentandthenneedstobeclearedbythePresident.Suchalong
proceduretakesalotoftimeasthereisalotofdiscrepancyintheParliament.Fore.g.33%reservationofwomen
inparliamentcouldnotbeapprovedforsolong.
Theconstantlychanginggovernmentduetoregularelectionsmakesitverydifficultforeverygovernmenttoleave
aworthyimpactonthepeople.Manyoftheprojectsareinthedevelopmentphasewhenthegovernmentis
removedbyelections.Henceitmakesthedevelopmentprocessquitesluggishandunstable.
Indemocracy,alargenumberofpersonsorministersneedtobeconsulted.Majorityhastobeacquiredor
commonconsenthastobeworkedoutbeforeapprovalofanybill,whichattimesleadstodelayorrejectionofthe
proposal.Forexamplenegotiationsover100%FDIinretailhasneverreachedthecommonconsentinthe
parliamentary,thusithasbeenemasculated.
Democracyhasdistributedpowerundervarioushierarchies,whichinturninstigatescorruptionandscams,beit
CommonwealthScam,Coalscam,Adarshcolonyscamor2Gscam.

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Corruptionandnonjudicioususeofavailablefundsbytheconcernedauthorityleadstopoorqualityofhealth&
educationinfrastructure.Forexamplelargeproportionofallottedfundsinbudgeteveryyearforeducation,
nutrition,healthfacilities,middaymealscheme,graminsadakyojnaandotherwelfareschemesisabsorbedby
themiddlemen,authoritiesinpowerandthisleadstosubstandarddevelopment.
Democracyhasprovidedfreedomofspeech&expressiontoeverycitizenofthecountrywhichisoftenmisusedby
somegroupsofpeopletodividethecountryintoregionalblocksonthegroundsofcaste,religion,culture,
languageorcreed.
Democracyhasprovidedcertainprivilegestocertainsectionsofthesocietywhichareoftenseenasahighly
critical.Forexamplereservationfordalits,SC,OBCSTetc.
Democracyhasalsosowntheseedsofeconomicinequalityinoursociety.Richeraregettingmorericherand
pooreraregettingmorepoorer.
Democracydoesn'tallowyoutocorrectyourdecision.ForexampleTherulingpartyinpowerortheelected
ministersbytheIndianpeoplecannotberemovedtilltheirtermends.Andasperthepresentscenariotheelected
ministersareturningouttobeagreatmessastheyareconsumingandaccumulatingnationaltreasureintheir
nametofulfilltheirpersonaldesiresandarethushamperingthedevelopmentofthenation.
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BijendraSinghChauhansaid:(Tue,May20,201405:56:54PM)

Aspermyperceptiondemocracyisnotatallhamperintheprogressofcountry.WeIndianareluckytobeapartof
suchgreatdemocraticcountry.Asweallknowdemocracyisonlywaywhichgiveusrighttoelecttheright
governmentineveryfiveyearthatcanrunthecountryinwellmanner,rightspeakagainstwrongdoingby
politicianandalsorightgeteducation.

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Wealwaysblametogovtforeverythinginsteadoffocusingonourresponsibilitytowardscountrylikenotpaying
incometax,billandgivingbribe.
Onlyonethingcanhelpcountrytoachieveprogressrapidlyiseducation.EducatealltheIndiansproperlysothat
theycouldawareabouttheirdutyforthecountry,towardsdemocracyandselectcorrectpersontoleadthenation
aheadinsuitableway.

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Sotakedemocracyasboonforcountryandcontributetogrowthenationfurther.

Ratethis:+31

NishaSharmasaid:(Mon,May19,201410:56:13AM)

Rs.11,999

Iwouldliketohighlightsomeofthepointshere.
1.DemocracyisaformofgovtinwhichmassofIndiaparticipatesandelecttheirleaders.SoIdon'tfindanything
wronginit.
2.ThecausewhicharehamperingIndia'sdevelopmentarethepeoplewhoarerunningthegovernmentafter
beingelected.Soitbecomesaindividualmatterofpoliticianthathowhe/sheisleadinggovernmentIthasnothing
todowithdemocracy.
3.Yes!Idoagreethatdemocracyhasalotofstepsperformingit.Thesestepsareforthebettermentandisof
gettingassuredthatnotasingledecisiongowrong.Thisisnotmeantforhamperingcountry'sdevelopment.
4.Corruption,inflation,mismanagement,growingdifferencesbetweenrichandpoorarethemainwhichare
hamperingcountry'sdevelopment.Itisthesethingswhicharetobecorrectednotthedemocracyitself!
Ratethis:+17

KailashTsaid:(Sat,May10,201409:17:09AM)

Indiansareandwereabunchofuneducatedlotandiftheygotanyeducationitwassubstandard.Theyhave
beensuperstitiousandcastriddensinceages,nowoverpopulatedwithallnonsensebeliefs,surelydemocracy
cannotfunctioninitstruesenseinsuchasocietyandthat'swhatweseetodaycorruptionandmismanagement,
richareexploitingthepoorandgettingcorruptedideastokeepthempoor.Religionisalsoahamperasitgives
strangeideastoincreasepopulation.Strangelythere'snopartytospeakonpopulationcontrolasitaffectstheir
votebankhencewewillseepeoplevotingandproblemsescalating.
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VaishaliGuptasaid:(Thu,Apr17,201405:53:29PM)

Neitherdemocracynordictatorshipcanhamperacountryfromprogressifthereisareliableandfaithfulleaderand
peopletoosupportandunderstandtheirresponsibilitytowardsthecountry.Peopletakedemocracyinverywrong
waytheygivebribe,theydon'tgiveincometax,theydon'tpaybillsandallblamegoestothegovt.SoIthink
theremustbeastrongholdonpeoplelikeindictatorshipwithhardandfastrules.

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Rohitsaid:(Sun,Apr13,201408:05:52PM)

FirstofallIwouldlikeyoutostopbeingemotionalaboutdemocracy.Thefactisifitweren'tforthedemocracy,
we'dnothavewastedthehugeamountofmoneyandtimeinvestedinelectionseverytermfrompast70yearsof
India'sfreedom.Insteadtheelectionswouldhavebeencarriedpeacefullyandinamuchmoreeconomicalway.
Ifitweren'tforthedemocraticgovernmentthatwehave,politicalandeconomicaldecisionsofthecountrywould
havebeentakenwithmucheaseandbetterexpertise.Foreverydecisiononapolicyorbillintheparliament,
therewouldn'thavebeensolongandunfruitfulresults.Therewouldn'tbebillspendingfordecades.
Wearenoteducatedenoughtodecidewhat'sgoodforus.YearsofdiscussiononFDI,Janlokpalbill,Telangana
issue,etchasworsenoureconomyintherecentyears.Itsatotalfailureofthedemocraticsystemnotthe
governmentortheelectedpartymembers.Itwillremainthesameevenifnextpartycomestopower.Thishasto
change.
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SagnikBanerjeesaid:(Wed,Dec11,201312:14:01AM)

Democracyisforthepeople,ofthepeopleandbythepeople,anddemocracyisnothamperinguscausethefree
flowofinformationisvitaltodemocracyIthinkthattheinternetdoesinfactencouragedemocracy,becausethe
freeflowofinformationhelpspeoplecommunicate,organizeanddisseminateawiderangeofinformation.The
internet,primarilysocialmediawebsites,wereinstrumentalinrecentpushesaroundtheworldtooverthrow
oppressivegovernmentsinfavorofdemocracies,suchasinSyriaandEgypt.
Ratethis:+10

AshishGuptasaid:(Tue,Dec3,201304:55:31PM)

IthinkdemocracyisnothamperingusbecauseButIndia,asademocraticcountry,hasprogressedinmany
aspects.Ithasarchivedselfsufficiencyinfoodgrainsasaresultofthegreenrevolution.Peoplevoteforchange
wheneveragovernmentfailstocomeuptotheexpectationsofthepeople.Indiahasbeenasuccessful
democraticcountryonlybecausethepeoplearelawabiding,selfdisciplinedandhavethesenseofsocialand
moralresponsibilities.
Forademocracytobefullysuccessful,theelectorateshouldbeliterateandpoliticallyconscious.Theyshouldbe
fullyawareoftheirrightsandprivileges.TheilliteratemassesofIndiashouldbegiveneducationsothattheycan
sensiblyvotefortherightleaders.TheUSA,Britain,GermanyandJapanaresuccessfuldemocraticcountriesand
gaveprogressedineveryspherebecausethemassesareliterate.
Thereshouldbequalityineverysphereoflife.Thepoliticiansshouldalsorespectthetruespiritofdemocracy.
Theyshouldrefrainfromcorruptioncasteandcommunalpolitics.Thecitizensshouldelectleaderswithgoodmoral
valuesandintegrity.Peopleshouldbeguidedtochoosetheirrepresentatives.Theyshouldnotbeinfluencedby
anyoneinthisrespect.Individualsshouldlearntoleranceandcompromiseandunderstandthatfreedominnot
unbridledbutdependentonnotharminganotherindividual'swellbeing.
Democracydemandsfromthecommonmanacertainlevelofabilityandcharacter,likerationalconducts,an
intelligentunderstandingofpublicaffair,independentjusticeandunselfishdevotiontopublicinterest.People
shouldnotallowcommunalism,separatism,casteism,terrorism,etctoraisetheirheads.Theyareathreatto
democracy.Thegovernment,theNGOsandthepeopletogethershouldworkcollectivelyfortheeconomic
developmentofthenation.Changesshouldcomethroughpeaceful,democraticandconstitutionalmeans.The
talentedyouthoftodayshouldbepoliticallyeducatedsothattheycanbecomeeffectiveleadersoftomorrow.
Ratethis:+9

VipulBhatisaid:(Fri,Oct25,201312:40:34AM)

Democracyisaverydiplomatictermtocommentabout.
OnonehanditislikeacurseforIndiainformofcorruption,unemployment,scams,
Povertyetc.Becausewhatdemocracygivesusafter66yearsofindependenceisa'gang'ofilliterateand
corruptedministerswhoarereadytodoanykindofscamsfortheirwelfare,agencieslikeCBI,ITDEPARTMENT,
SALESTAXDEPARTMENTwhoareindependentorganizationsonlyonpaperbutworksonlyontheguidelinesof
corruptedministers.Politicianswhodividecountryonreligionbasisonlytofulltheirvotebanksandthereare'n'
numberofreasonsonecangivetocursedemocracy.
ButontheotherhandwearetoofortunatewearelivingindemocraticcountrylikeIndia.Becauseonlydemocracy
canprovideusequalrightsandduties.InIndiatheinvolvementofgovernmentinpersonalandreligiousbeliefsis
negligible.Governmentprovideequalrighttoeverypersontosurviveaspertheircustoms.BecausepersonallyI
cannottolerateagovernmentlikeChinawhichdecidehowmuchchildrenIcangavebirthortotakepermission
fromgovernmenttogavebirthtoanextrachild.
So,finallywhatIconcludedisthatnogovernmentorcountryisperfect.Itistheresponsibilityofcitizenstomake
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Thanksforyourprecioustime.
Ratethis:+88

LovepreetSinghSandhusaid:(Wed,Oct23,201310:39:55AM)

Welldemocracyisnotjustofthepeople,itisbythepeoplealso.Sobeingthecitizensofthiscountry,weallhave
ourrolestoplayforthedevelopmentofthiscountry.Weallknowourrightsandweprotestforthatbutnoone
knowshis/herfundamentalduties.Thesystemismadebyusandtomakeitidealone,onlywehavetocorrectit.
Thejudicialsystemofthecountryneedstobestrengthened.Thereshouldbestrictlawsagainstcriminals.Cases
mustnothangforyearsandfasttrackjudgementsystemshouldbeintroduced.Thatwillsurelycurbcorruption
andcrimesinIndia.
Ratethis:+11

AjayBhojanisaid:(Mon,Sep30,201302:49:27PM)

Hi.Friends.
Wellhonestlyspeakingit'sreallyhardtodecidewhetherDemocracyishamperingornot.Personfromdemocratic
countrymaytalkinfavoroftopicwhilepersonfromautocraticcountrywillnot.Itsjustdifferenceinopinion
becauseoftheexperiencesthathe/shewentthrough.
Lookingoverallsituationonecansayyesuptocertainextentitishamperingandalreadyhavegiventhebirthto
themonsterslikecorruption,politics,populationandotherrelatedproblemsinIndia,butcounterviewcanbeitis
thereincountrylikeChinatowhogotthehighestGDPintheworld.
Ratethis:+7

DeveshAeronsaid:(Thu,Aug22,201312:25:36AM)

Helloeveryone.
Inmysense,democracyisgoodonlywhenwetakeitseriouslyanddon'ttrytouseitinourwayorforour
purpose.Democracyprovidesfreedomfordoingtasksandthinkinownway.Butwemisusethisfreedom.Which
affectourIndianeconomyaswell.
Ratethis:+10

OjasviMaliksaid:(Sun,Aug11,201307:59:29AM)

Yesofcoursedemocracyisnotthatgoodforeconomicaldevelopmentofourcountrybecauselongtermobjectives
can'tbefulfilledduetofearofloosingnextelectionsoministerfocusonsuchobjectiveswhichcanbefulfilledin3
4yearsandcouldhelptheminwinningnextelections,TRANSFERPAYMENTSarealsoahugethreatineconomic
developmentofIndialikedistributionofcycles,laptopsetc.Insuchdistributionnoproductionactivityisinvolved
butpoliticianshavetodothisfortheirvotebankpurposeandlastthingdecisionmakingisslowprocessin
democracy.
Ratethis:+14

Rajithasaid:(Thu,Jul4,201309:23:23AM)

HaifriendsIwouldliketotellaboutmyopiniondemocracymeansallthepeopleofacountrycanvotetoelectright
representativedemocracyasallowedalmostanyonetobecomeourleaderbeitanuneducatedorsomethingwith
acriminalbackground.
Ratethis:+7

Krystalsaid:(Tue,Jun11,201309:40:28PM)

Accordingtometosomeextentdemocracyishamperingindia'sprogressbecauseifsomebodytriedtodotheir
worksincerelytheywillbeoverthrownverysoon.Firstthisshouldbestopped.Notingisimpossiblesoifweall
togetherraiseourvoiceagainstthiswecouldstopallthoseevilpractices.AndIamnotatallblamingdemocracy
becauseifwedon'thavedemocracydoyouthinkthatwewillnowhavetherighttopostthesethings,express
ourideasfreely.So4acountry'sdevelopmentdemocracyisverymuchimportantandweallareluckybecausewe
haveademocracyandifwetrywecanoverthrowtheevilsfromoursocietyandthensurelyIndiawillprogress.
Ratethis:+25

Thiyagachozhansaid:(Fri,Apr26,201312:20:20PM)

FirstofallwehavetoseewhetherIndiaisdevelopingornot.Wemaythinkthatourcountryisdevelopingonthe
basisofcertaindataorcertaincensuses.ButinIndiaRajivGandhiitselftoldthatonly5Rupeesisreachingthe
pooriftheGovernmentallots100Rupeessubsidyoranyplantothepeople.ThisisthesituationoftheIndian
Government.

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Nowadaysthecorruptionisraisinghisheadabnormally.EachandeveryinIndiaisnowreadytoinvolvein
corruptionbecauseitisunderthecompulsion.Andalsothepeoplearenotreadytocomplaintabouttheconcern
authoritybecauseitmaytakethelongperiodtogetthejudgementortheconcernauthoritymaymakeharmto
himorhisownfamily.
Indiacandeveloponlywhenhispeoplearereadytoaskquestionsagainstgovernmentasagrouplikethemens
whoarerulingIndia.
JaiHind.
AdvancewishestothedevelopedstatusofIndia.
Becausethegrowinggenerationisnoticingthegovernmentnow.
Ratethis:+40

Ritulsaid:(Sun,Mar24,201305:56:35AM)

Can'tBLAMEanyoneformisusingfreedomnortheministersneithertheilliterateorthepoorforhampering
democracyinIndia.Wetooareequallyresponsiblefortheproblems.Thereareenoughreasonswitheveryoneto
claim.BUTifilliterateorpoorareexamplesforbackingdownIndiathroughdemocraticviews,thenWHATthe
literatepeoplearedoing,electingministerswhomtheycanblamelateronifsomethinggoeswrong.Forgetit.
EveryoneisIRRESPONSIBLE.LETSCHANGEOURSELVESNOW,thenwewillhopeforgettingbetterpeopletorun
ourcountryinfutureunderwhomwecanenjoyourfreedomsafelyandpeacefully.
Thankyou.
Ratethis:+16

Saisaid:(Fri,Feb15,201303:04:55PM)

IthinkdemocracyishamperingthegrowthofIndiasomehoworother.Becauseifwewanttopunishacriminal,in
democracysystemitwilltakelotofyearslikeMumbaiattack,attackonParliament.
Sojudicialsystemshouldbestrongenough.Andthepoliticalsystemshouldbechanged.
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AftabKhansaid:(Fri,Feb15,201301:31:27AM)

Thesystemdemocracyisnotbad,buttheproblemisinourselfonlyaswehavepowerindemocracytosayandto
complainbutweonlysayaboutittoourfriendsoronanysocialnetworkingsitesandwhenitistobedoneon
righttimewesitsilently,
ThereforeIwanttosaythattheprobleminus,notinthesystemofdemocracy.
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Prashantsaid:(Sun,Oct28,201211:48:39PM)

Well,Ithinkeveryonewantsfreedom.Yes,therearesomepeoplewhouseitonlyforone'sbenefit.But,itdoesn't
meanthateveryoneismisusingit.Becauseofthedemocracy,wehaverighttosay,righttoeducate,rightto
complaintandsoon.
Ithink,ifweusetheserightsinRIGHTway,thethingscanbechange,whichwethinkarewrong.Andwecan
changethecountry.Soinmyway,democracyisalwaysbetterforeverycountry.
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Arvindsaid:(Mon,Oct22,201210:30:13PM)

TheveryfirstthingwhichwemustkeepinourmindbeforeevaluatingthesuccessofdemocracyinIndiaisthe
speechofDrBRAmbedhkariehowevergoodaconstitutionmaybeitwouldultimatelyprovetobefailureifpeople
initarewrongandhoweverbadaconstitutionmaybeitwouldprovetobebetterifthepeopleinitaregood.
Thereforebeforepointingtowardsanyonewemustjudgeasaindividualwhathavewecontributedtowardsour
societyandthecountryatthelarge?
Ratethis:+78

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AbishekSugavalvusaid:(Sat,Sep8,201208:11:50AM)

Democracyisnotonlyhamperdbythepeoplewhohavebeenelectedbyuswhyweareunabletoselectagood
person?causemoneyplaysaroleeverywereandtherearenobigpunishmentforcrimeswhathappensifthereis
millitaryruletherewillbeno2Gscamsotrytoselectagoodpersonorsupportmillitaryrulegoverment.
Ratethis:+26

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SaumyaDwivedisaid:(Mon,Sep3,201210:14:21PM)

DearFriends,
Ithinkfreedomisgoodforthedevelopmentofacountryandwearefreetotakedecisions,weenjoyourrightsas
wearedemocraticbutfreedomisgooduntilwedonotmisuseit.Inourcountryourpoliticiansaremisusingand
wearesuffering.foreg.2Gscammisuseofresources,Satyamscammisuseofauthority,andtherecentoneCoal
scamagainmisuseofresources,alltheseareoutcomesofthewrongtrack.Whereisthefeelingof'forthepeople'
indemocracy,wehavetothinkoveritanddosomethingtoenjoydemocracy.
Ratethis:+29

Manishasaid:(Fri,Jul20,201210:49:53PM)

Ithinkeverythinghastwofaceslikeacoinoneisgoodandanotherisbad.Inmypointofviewdemocracyisgood
andbadtoo.Goodinthesensethatwehaveritestoputourpointsinfrontofothersifwefeelthatwhatisgoing
wouldbenotgoodforourbenefit.Evenwecanelecttheministersiftheyarenotdoingtheirworkperfectly.Ifwe
thinkinthisdirectionthandemocracyisbeneficialandofcourseitsbeneficialforus.Onethingwhichonly
hamperingtheprogressofIndiaisuneducatedpeople.Theyarenotupdatedeventheydonotknowwhat
democracyis.Soonlysolutionisthattoeducatewholepopulation.Otherwisedemocracyhasturnintooneface
only.Otherfacewillberased.:).
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Gautamsaid:(Fri,May25,201204:05:15PM)

Itdoesn'tmatterthatacountryisdemocraticornot.Itisdifferentthinkingofpeoplewhichmatters.Becausethe
strengthofanynationistheircitizen.Thepopulationshouldknowthatwhatisrightandwhataretheirrights?
Peoplemustcontributeintheprogress.Sowehavetoworktogether.
Ratethis:+19

Samikshasaid:(Thu,May24,201203:25:18PM)

NodemocracyisnothamperingtheprogressofIndia,asfirstofallIwouldliketosaythateverypersonwantsto
righttodoanythingforaneg.'righttosay','righttocomplain','righttoeducate','righttodojob'.Andyouall
obviouslyknowthatitisonlypossibleindemocraticcountry.
SowhyweshouldgoagainstthedemocracyofIndia.Iamalsoagreethatmajorityofministersarecorruptin
Indiabutwealsohavetherighttochangeourgovernmentsoifwethinkthatourgovernmentarenotfully
increaseddevelopmentofIndiathanwecanchangeourgovt.
Nowifyouwanttogoagainstthedemocracythanwhynot.Youcangotoautocracy.Whereyouwilltoleratethe
crimeofyourking.Youwillhavenorightstodoanything.
Itisenoughfrommyside.

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Rahulsaid:(Tue,May8,201202:17:46PM)

Yesdemocracyishamperingtheprogressofindia,asfirstofalldemocracymeanstheparticipationofpopulation
(citizens)forelectingasuitablerepresentative.Wehavevastmajorityofpopulationisstilluneducated,below
povertyline,etcwhoarenotcapableofdecidingwhomtoelect.
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Akshaysaid:(Wed,Apr25,201212:27:58PM)

Nosysteminitselfisperfectitistheapplicationofitbythepeopleandthereparticipationwhichmakesitbetter.
Democracymayhaveitsshortfallbutactiveparticipationbythepeoplemayrectifyit.
Alsopeoplehavetoimplementtheresocialrightspowerfully.Righttovote,righttoexpress,tohavepositive
controlovergovernment,withtheuseofrighttoinformationgetinformedaboutthesocialactivitiesinthesociety.
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Pankajsaid:(Mon,Mar12,201201:21:46AM)

Hifriends!frommypointofviewDemocracyishamperingthegrowthofacountrybecauseindemocraticcountry
everypersonhavetherighttoputtheirviews.Ifacommontopicisarisesinthefavorofcountrythensome
peoplehavetheirpositivepoints&somehaveagainstpoints.Anditstakealotoftimetodecidewhichpeopleare
right&duetothisprocesstheprogressofdemocraticcountrygodown&down&downincomparisonofnon
democraticcountry.
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Prachisaid:(Fri,Feb10,201212:53:40AM)

Itdependsonhowyoudefineprogress.Ifyouonlygobythecountry'sGDP,thenmeansthatChinausestoforce
productionandadvancementwouldseemfair.Butitishardlyfairifyourecognizethatthecountry,theeconomy,
theopportunitiesandfacilities,everythingexistsFORhumanbeings.Progresshastobedefinedaseconomic
progressaswellassocialdevelopment.Wherethepeoplearen'tfreetohaveopinionsandgovernthemselves,to
learnandargue,toexpressdisapprovalwhenslightedandcultivatearichculturetoliveacreativelife,theentire
discourseofthenation'sexistencechanges.

Indiandemocracyisweak.Thereisnodenyingthat.Corruptionhasastrongholdonourpoliticiansandthat,too,
isbecausethewehavefailedtoeducateourentirepopulationintermsofgovernmentresponsibility.Bydefinition,
ademocracycanonlyworkwellifpeople,armedwithinformationandselfinterest,participate.
Withourenormousanddiversepopulation,itisgoingtobeaslowwalktowardsbecomingsuperrich.Buthas
India,historically,everbeenthelandofhoardingwealth?Ourpriorityhasalwaysbeentoenrichourselveswith
knowledgeandresearch,nurtureourpeopleandharnessthatpotential,andstrengthenvalueswhichgivemuscle
toourcharacter,andwealthhasnochoicebuttofollowsuchgreatness.
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Kaustubhsaid:(Sat,Jan14,201211:40:27AM)

WellhonestlyspeakingitsreallyhardtodecidewhetherDemocracyishamperingornot.Personfromdemocratic
countrymaytalkinfavoroftopicwhilepersonfromautocraticcountrywillnot.Itsjustdifferenceinopinion
becauseoftheexperiencesthathe/shewentthrough.
Lookingoverallsituationonecansayyesuptocertainextentitishamperingandalreadyhavegiventhebirthto
themonsterslikecorruption,politics,populationandotherrelatedproblemsinIndia,butcounterviewcanbeitis
thereincountrylikeChinatowhogotthehighestGDPintheworld.
'NOSYSTEMISPERFECT,PEOPLEFROMTHECOUNTRYHAVETOCHANGETHATBYPARTICIPATINGINTHESYSTEM
ANDBEINGTHEPARTOFTHESYSTEM.'Thisthoughtitselfsuggestdemocraticthinking.Thepersonfromthe
countrywherethereisDictatorshipwillhardlysaythisunlessheishavingsomuchofpowerwithhim.
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Snehasaid:(Tue,Nov22,201109:18:09PM)

IfeelyesdemocracyhashamperedIndia'sgrowthbecauseitsallamatterofelectingasuitablecandidatebutall
overhereworksonmajoritythatshouldnotbethecaseyoucanelectapersonofyourchoicethat'salrightbut
youknowwhatIpersonallyfeelthateachpartyshouldbegivenachancesayifonehasgot300votesthenthat
partywillgovernfor30daysnsoon.Thenaccordinglytherewillbecompetitionnwhoisgonnagetbenefitedare
thecitizensofIndia.
Soletsoncetrythisoutgraduallywewillcometoknowthatwhoisthebestnnexttimeofcoursethebestone
willobviouslygetmorevotes!
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CaNitinAgarwalsaid:(Thu,Oct20,201112:51:49AM)

Nosystemisperfectinitself.Democracyjustgivesusachancetoselectthebestpersontorunourcountry.Soif
weselectthewrongperson,itourourfaultandnotthefaultofdemocracy.Peoplewhoareinagainstof
democracyshouldlikeautocracy.ThenagaintheywouldhaveproblemwithautocracylikepeoplefacedinLibya
andEgypt.Soinnutshellnosystemcangiveafullproofguaranteeofasuccessfuladministration.Itdependsupon
thepeopleofthecountryhowtheycontributeinthesuccessoftheirrulingsystem.
Ratethis:+60

Viveksaid:(Wed,Sep14,201106:36:09AM)

Ifdemocracywerehamperthecountry'sprogress,thentherewon'tbeanyyoungintelligentminds.Therewould
benoindividuals'innovativeideas.DemocracynotonlymeantforRighttoVote,democracymeansfreedomof
thinking.
YesIagreethattherearepeoplewhomisusethedemocracy,forceotherstoadaptthemselvestomisuseit
further.Butputtingstopondemocracynotonlypreventcorruptionandothersocialissues,butalsoceasenew
innovationsandinventionswhicharethemajorfactorfordevelopmentprogressofanycountry.
Theonlysolutiontothisproblem,istoreconstructthedefinitionofdemocracy,sothatwecanenjoyfreedom
withoutabusingit.
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Iagreethattodayalargeamountofpopulationremainsuneducatedbutwhydon'twelookonthebrightersideof
itwhichisthishugedemocraticnationhasgivenusthefreedomtochoosewhomeverwefeelright.
Itisthisdemocraticnationwhichgrantedvariousactstonamefewofthem"RIGHTTOINFORMATIONACT"
"RIGHTTOEDUCATION"WOMENRESERVATIONBILL"ANDTHELATESTunderprocessjanlokpalbill.Whichmight
ariseaquestionthatallofthemmusthaveactuallyforcedthegovernmentbuttheanswerisno,therewasnota
singleissueofviolenceandagitation.Thoughjanlokpalbillwasanexceptionputtinggovernmentunderpressure
offastuntodeath.
ButIbelieveweallshouldfeelproudwebelongtosuchlargedemocraticnation.Likeinallnationstherearesome
issueofweakpointsbutthenwhichcountrydoesn'thaveflaws.
LookonthenationslikePakistanandchinaforinstancethesenationcanalsoburstlikeussrdid.
Takeanotherexampleofrecessionin2008asIndiawasnotaffectedmuchorImustsaywasstandinglikeawall
whereAmericaandothernationsfelldowntotheirknees,itwasthisdemocraticcultureofourswhichhashelped
comingupthroughthehardesttimes.IntheendallIcansayweshouldbelieveinournationandshouldtryto
improvetheflaws.Nothingisperfectinthisworldandsoareweandsoisournation.
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Yogebhaisaid:(Sat,Mar12,201105:20:41AM)

Yesdemocracyishamperingtheprogressofindia,asfirstofalldemocracymeanstheparticipationofpopulation
(citizens)forelectingasuitablerepresentative.Wehavevastmajorityofpopulationisstilluneducated,below
povertyline,etcwhoarenotcapableofdecidingwhomtoelect.
Secondlymostofeducatedmassesofpeopledon'tgoforvotingastheyarenotconcrnedsonowwhoremainsto
votearethosemajorityofwhomarebroughtbypoliticiansbybuyingthemwithmoneytovote.Sonaturallythose
whowinarenotsuitablecandidates,butthosewhobuyvotesorwhofightelectionsonissuesunrelatedto
nationsprogress.Soitsbettertohavedemocracyabolishedortomakechangestotheelectionprocess.
Ratethis:+56

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