Has democracy outlived its purpose?

Recently Indian prime minister gave a statement, “Rahul Gandhi is Natural leader of UPA3”. This statement left me with number of questions. We live in the nation which is democratic. The constitution of India guarantees equality of opportunities. Then what qualities of Rahul Gandhi make him the natural leader of UPA? On what grounds PM discriminates Rahul from others? Equality in India remains Utopia and it is proved by none other than PM himself. Is it because Rahul is born in Gandhi family and so his destiny is to become PM of India?

Political dominance of few families continues in India since independence. In fact I think this the failure of democracy. Greek scholars define democracy as ‘Rule of many ignorant’ and rightly so. We can clearly see that people who deserve the chance to lead India are not even in the race. The wiser men are always thrown out of political system and we are left with donkeys to rule.

According to Plato, the best state is the one which is ruled by a person who is reluctant to govern rather than eager to govern. This can tackle the problem of corruption, but things never happen in that way. Usually people who strive for power come to the government.

No doubt democracy is the best practicable form of government. But it is true when there is real democracy in practice. The Democratic system in India has some inherent problems. It doesn’t offer equality of opportunities. There must be more inclusive form of democracy which will enable even common man to participate actively. We must try and propose more effective and inclusive model which will prevent NATURAL LEADERS from coming into power.