Hindutva Hindus, They claim India is not a pseudo- democracy, they say it is a 'maturing democracy'.

However, what is the evidence ? Maturing implies things are getting better - as a child matures, it stops putting things in its mouth, it stops crawling, and it learns to stand up. However, it is the reverse that we see with Indian democracy.

By common consensus, Nehru was India's greatest PM, and he set us on the 'tryst with destiny'. But it has been a progressive decline ever since.

We saw the Congres turn into a semi-dynastic party. Its national presence has declined and the slack has been taken up by regional parties, and by even worse, the Hindu communalist parties.

The Hindu communal parties have leaders who are members of paramilitary organisations like the RSS. The RSS ideology is based on Hitlerism, and they do not accept the constitution of India.

Sixty years after independence, the concept of the 'Indian' has not materialised, and in fact has weakened.

Normally, it is minorities who need to be integrated, but now it is the Hindus who think as Hindus and not as Indians.

The Hindutva Hindus, whose instincts are fascist, have launched an assault on the institutions of the state, communalising the media, the police, and the judiciary.

The liberals have not been strong enough. The Congress also has communal riots and massacres of the Sikhs on its hands.

In Kashmir, democracy was subverted, and the elections of 1989 were rigged by Rajiv Gandhi. That was the last straw that led to the rebellion. Now, the Indian army rules Kashmir.

What democracy ? There is no evidence that education has produced an informed electorate that will vote for performance.

In advanced democracies, people vote for those who perform on economy.

Gujarat is the prime example of the low quality of the electorate.

The media claim Modi brought a lot of investments. But if this is true, all the communities of Gujarat will vote for him. But Modi's last resort is always Hindu communalism - it is because he knows he cannot win on performance. His latest is to say the fake encounter killing of a Muslim citizen was good. That appeals even to educated Hindus.

The election commision made a weak reprimand, but one gets the impression that they do not have the teeth.

Which Indian politician with blood on his hands has been gaoled ? So where is the evidence that Indian democracy is maturing ? Thus, chaddhiwala term 'maturing democracy' is too optimistic.

Even pseudo-democracy may not be the most accurate description.

When you do a chronological analysis, 'Degenerating democracy' is a more correct description.

The Hindutva assault on democracy in turn comes from a lingering Hindu inferiority complex.
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sunny.