“The very essence of democracy is that a free person represents all the varied interests which compose…
Mahatma Gandhi argued that the essence of true democracy is that an elected representative represents all the varied interests composing the nation as an organic whole,…
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“The very essence of democracy is that a free person represents all the varied interests which compose the nation. It is true that it does not exclude and should not exclude special representation of special interests, but such representation is not its test”. This statement was made by :
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Mahatma Gandhi argued that the essence of true democracy is that an elected representative represents all the varied interests composing the nation as an organic whole, rather than fragmenting the body politic into separate communal or sectional electorates. While special representation may sometimes be accommodated, it is not the defining test of democracy.
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