Nexus of Politics with Crime and Business - An Unholy Trilogy
By
Tarakeshwari Bulusu
Introduction
“Democracy is the government of the people, by the people and for the people.”
Abraham Lincoln
Democracy is the concept through which the people or citizens elect a government of their choice through adult franchise.
It is thus, an expression of will of the citizens which manifests in the form of majority rule.
“Democracy is majority rule, and the rights of the minority are protected by law and through the institutionalization of Law.”
Diane Ravitch(1)
However, this concept does not hold any truth in the present scenario. Democracy has been replaced by “Mobocracy and Briefcase politics.” The majority is ruled by Business Houses and Drug Cartels.
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