Solution-Class 10-Political Science-Chapter-5-Challenges Faced by Indian Democracy-Maharashtra Board

(a) political parties

(c) Deepening the roots of democracy

Statement is True.

Mere adoption of democracy does not bring democracy into practice. Alert and conscious efforts are required to sustain democracy. It is necessary to understand threats to democracy in time and deal with them in a democratic manner.

• In order to make democracy successful it should be practiced by people in all aspects of their life. It should not remain limited at the government level.
• Conscious effort should be taken to keep the rights of the people intact.
• The different challenges faced by democracy like corruption, violence and criminalisation should be tackled timely and strictly.
• It is necessary that people and the government should remain alert for the sustenance of democracy.

Statement is False.

• Landlords confiscated lands of farmers and tribals.
• Naxalite movement was started to remove injustice against the landless farmers and tribals.
• But later the problems of farmers and tribals lost its focus and became violent. They adopted violent ways like to attack army, police and oppose the government.
• The importance of farmers and tribals decreased in the leftist movement.

Statement is True.

• In order to strengthen democracy, it is important to conduct elections in a free and fair atmosphere.
• There are instances of the election process getting affected by corruption.
• Corruption in the electoral process, bogus voting, bribing the voters, abducting the voters and ballot boxes, distributing articles to lure voters and such other things harming the democratic process.
• All these things make people lose faith in the democratic process.

Left-extremism - Naxalism is a major problem in India.

• This movement was started against injustice done to the landless farmers and tribals.
• But later it lost its focus and became violent.
• The Naxalite groups adopted violent ways like attacking the army, police and opposing the government in violent manner.

It is a form of dishonest or unethical conduct for personal gain by people at influential position. In India the extent of corruption is said to be very high in the public sector and at the administrative level.

• It is found at all levels economic, political, social and at government levels. The misuse power is also corruption.
• Bogus voting, giving bribe to voters, are examples of corruption in the election process.
• Hoarding of goods and then selling them at price more than the market value is also a way of corruption.
• Corruption in the public and private sector is the biggest problem in India. People develop distrust and dissatisfaction about the entire system. They lose trust in democracy because of corruption.

The following factors are required for the success of democracy in India :

• Though democracy is the government of majority, the opinions of minorities, religious, ethnic and linguistic should be included in the decision-making process.
• Stringent laws must be implemented to stop criminalisation of politics.
• Efforts should be made not only at the level of the government but also at social and personal level.
• Decisions about important public policies should be taken after interaction with the people.
• Participation of people should increase in all government undertakings.

Increased participation of criminals in political process is another serious problem for Indian democratic systems.

Due to increase in criminalisation of politics :

• Money and muscle power gets undue importance.
• Violence increases during elections.
• Political parties give candidature to people with criminal background and to those having various criminal charges levelled against them.
• Terror seizes the mind of people and their participation becomes less in administration.
• People lose their tolerance and the development of democracy does not take place.

The following efforts are made to bring transparency in political process :

• An independent Election Commission is appointed to hold free and fair elections.
• Stringent laws are made to stop criminalisation of politics.
• Laws are formed to stop corruption in politics and elections.
• Courts have banned people who are corrupt and those having criminal background or criminal allegations from taking part in political process.