Future of Democracy: Its Issues and Threats to the Indian Constitution | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

Every Indian citizen, regardless of their caste, ethnicity, gender, or religion, has the right to vote help choose their own government, making India the most populous democracy in the world. Where a political leader uses caste as a weapon to win votes and support from the people, where caste is considered as an identity or acts as a weapon to discriminate against, criticize, and dominate people, and where caste is considered as an identity in the age of globalization, rapid urbanization, and technological advancement, we see Indian society is backed by the caste system and orthodox beliefs, poverty, illiteracy, regionalism, communalism, corruption, and above all educated unemployment throughout the country. Despite the emphasis on participatory democracy, grassroots communities are often left out of decision-making processes despite being the country's primary economic and developmental drivers. There has been a rise in the desire for the creation of new states, which has been followed by an increase in corruption across all levels of government. This has led to people being deceived and offered false promises, most of which never materialize. As to whether democracy in India is a pipe dream or a reality.