Decentralized criticism in democracy

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When we see the situation of the country today, it hurts us very much. So, I decided to write this article. Because the decentralization of power is one of the characteristics of democracy. I hope so! It is also necessary to criticize in a decentralized way. For what? You will find it here.

Decentralization of power is one of the characteristics of a healthy democracy. According to the father of our nation Mahatma Gandhiji, the decentralization of political power is the basic condition for the success of a true democracy. Delegating power to the lower levels of the upper level (i.e. from center to state and from state to district) empowers people. However, for its successful implementation, it requires honest candidates to be elected by people at different levels (i.e. from Sarpanch to MLA and MP).

However, human nature is very dynamic and volatile. As well as our elected officials at different levels. On the one hand, the decentralization of power strengthens democracy provided it is in the right hands, on the other hand, with this power should come the responsibility to fulfill the promises made in the electoral manifesto. Here I would like to quote the famous line from the movie Spiderman: With great power comes great responsibility! Under ideal conditions, we should get the maximum efficiency from any system according to thermodynamics. (Efficacy of the Carnot cycle) But, we live in the real world so it’s not possible. So what is possible! It is entirely possible to get closer to ideal conditions by reducing waste. After reading the last two lines, we can probably say that this mechanical engineer teaches us thermodynamics! So, let’s focus on the main idea of ​​reducing waste in the system. How to do ? In my opinion, the answer is decentralized criticism or, in simple terms, sustained pressure on local elected officials by asking questions over a period of six or five years of their mandate. Some will say why decentralized and not directly on top management. I can give you a simple example of a village where it is compulsory to have drinking water in every house but the sector chief is not in the mood for it! For this, you cannot directly blame the top leaders of your country. However, sustained pressure on local leaders should transfer to senior leaders. This is how it should work ideally. But in exceptional circumstances, interventions from senior leaders are necessary. So you have to take a bottom-up approach. But what’s happening in India is a top-down approach right now. It kills the idea of ​​democracy. Why does this happen? The direct answer is centralized power. So senior leaders should understand when there are elections in the states, don’t waste time on that. This requires preparing local leaders at different levels by delegating responsibility and power. Now the question is how to change this condition. I think that by asking questions of local leaders (i.e. decentralized criticism)

We can do a case study on this. Which bottom-up or top-down approach is better with respect to the direction of sustained pressure? Or maybe a lot of people have already studied this!

All types of comments are welcome on this. Thank you for your attention!

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