| India has a thriving democracy. The Indian | | | | forgotten all these years. Suddenly they are being |
| democracy is said to be very vibrant. With the | | | | listened to. Their demands are being given |
| number of religions, languages, customs in India it | | | | attention. Is that bad? I think that it is the best |
| is indeed a wonder that India is not only surviving | | | | thing that could have happened with these parties. |
| as a country but also thriving. During last one | | | | They had no voice and suddenly they find that |
| week the members of Indian parliament are | | | | they are being courted and their demands are |
| crossing over from one party to another at a | | | | getting attention. |
| speed that would surprise the fastest cat. Is this | | | | When we look at the actions of MPs and call |
| a negative factor or a positive factor? | | | | them immoral or moral we tend to forget that |
| Most of the commentators are calling this immoral | | | | people selected these MPs. It is for people to |
| politics. The MPs are changing their affiliation | | | | decide whom to elect. If people chose some one |
| overnight. Yes, it does look immoral. But does this | | | | the intellectuals sitting in comfortable homes have |
| hurt democracy or help it? The first reason of | | | | no business preaching the MPs what to do. The |
| having democracy is to have freedom of choice. | | | | people will do that. Democracy should be for all |
| Every person in the country must have a choice | | | | and should give importance to all. In a house of |
| in everything he/she does. This avoids rule of a | | | | parliament that has more than 500 members, a |
| single person or a single party. India does not | | | | single party with majority can always crush the |
| have a two party system. There ate many | | | | desires of smaller parties. Now these smaller |
| parties in India trying to represent regional and | | | | parties are getting a chance to get a foothold. |
| religious aspirations. Today these parties have a | | | | Why call that immoral? This is the nature of |
| choice and the strength to show that they | | | | vibrancy of Indian democracy. We should let it |
| matter. Many parties with single MPs were | | | | thrive. |