(i) Democracy develops mechanism for citizens to hold the goverment accountable.
(ii) Democracy is attentive to the needs and demands of the people.
(iii) Democracy is people's own goverment.
What are the conditions under which democracies accommodate social diversities?
Identify the challenges to democracy in the following descriptions.
Also suggest policy / institutional mechanism to deepen democracy in the given situations:
(a) Following a High Court directive a temple in Orissa that had separate entry door for dalits and non-dalits allowed entry for all from the same door.
(b) A large number of farmers are committing suicide in different states of India.
(c) Following allegation of killing of three civilians in Gandwara in a fake encounter by Jammu and Kashmir police, an enquiry has been ordered.