Key Points
But electoral democracy is just one part of democracy..
The role of any processual democracy is to ensure good functioning of the State and, in return, have a civilized society serving the needs of the citizens...
In his RPI manifesto, Dr Ambedkar had envisaged the work of the Opposition to be vigilant, exceeding the once-in-five years elections that do not guarantee real democracy.. Recently, Opposition parties such as the Congress, CPI, CPI(M), AAP, JD(U), Shiv Sena and NCP held a meeting in New Delhi to discuss the authenticity of processual democracy..
Their suspicion was directed towards the efficacy of electronic voting machines (EVMs) handling the worlds largest elections..
A 2010 study by Prasad, Halderman and Gonggrijp observed that EVMs are vulnerable to serious attacks that can alter election results and violate the secrecy of the ballot..
