What are the conditions under which democracies accommodate social diversities?
It is necessary to understand that democracy is not simply rule by majority opinion. The majority always need to work with the minorrity so that goverment function to represents the general view.
It is also necesary that rule by majority community does not become rule by majority community in terms of religion or race or linguistic group.
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.