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Democratically Yours

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I spend this , rather gorgeous, Saturday evening sitting on my laptop and trying to figure out and apprehend the weird and peculiar ways in which the (so called) Indian Democracy functions. To begin with let me quote those famous words of Wintson Churchill, which he said during the process of transfer of power to India; “Power will go into the hands of rascals, rogues and freebooters. Not a bottle of water nor a loaf of bread shall escape taxation. Only air will be free and the blood of these hungry millions will be on the head of Mr.Atlee. These are men of straw whom no trace will be found after a few years.”  It has been more than fifty years since India won its Independence, but every single word of Mr. Churchill’s prediction seems to have turned into reality. Indian Democracy: Is it real or is it 'sham'? The biggest democracy or the biggest hoax?? I believe the latter and I have my reasons for saying so... The concepts like universal franchise, parliament, judi