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What kind of democracy is this?

Many experts define democracy as governance through deliberation. The deliberations implied that the government would respect the opposition’s views and would govern it with maximum consensus. The biggest principle among this is that the principle of natural justice will not be violated. What kind of democracy

Going by the definition of political science, there is a difference between democracy and majoritarian supremacy. Election is just one aspect in a democracy. Rather, it focuses more on ensuring that the elected government and representatives do not become unbridled. Therefore, in the democratic constitution, there is a strong system of accountability and control over the officials in power. Apart from the Parliament, the judiciary, constitutional bodies, the media and above all the people exercise control over their elected representatives. That is why many experts define democracy as governance by deliberation. The deliberations implied that the government would respect the views of the opposition, civil society, and mass organizations, and would govern with maximum consensus. The biggest principle among this is that the principle of natural justice will not be violated at any point. If these parameters are not followed, then the elected power takes the form of majority domination.

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In that the oppression of minorities and minorities has a definite result. Now it is a matter of note that after all, how much the governance in India is living up to the democratic standards. Although this question arises almost on a daily basis, but the manner in which the controversial agricultural laws were repealed in the Parliament has once again thrown light on it. The government got the bill to repeal the three controversial agricultural laws passed without any debate in both the houses of the Parliament. The opposition had demanded a discussion. But the approach of the government remained like a bulldozer. That is why there is merit in the allegation of the opposition that the government has once again acted against parliamentary decorum. In the Lok Sabha, the bill was passed within minutes without any discussion. There was a small church in the Rajya Sabha. But the opposition MPs opposed the lack of detailed discussion and accused the government of not following the parliamentary tradition. It is worth noting that in September 2020, when the government got the three laws passed by the Parliament, similar allegations were made against the government. The laws before that were first brought in the form of ordinances in June 2020 amid a nationwide lockdown in the wake of the Kovid-19 pandemic. Ordinance in its own right is a problem in such important matters. So how are we living in a democracy today?

Shivam Bangwal

Shivam Bangwal is an India-based Entrepreneur. He is the Founder of Successful Startups like Youthistaan, People News Chronicle, Hitchhike TV & Branding Panther. Shivam has done his Master's in Computer Applications.

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