> behind because it subjugates
Since 1951, there has been equal vote for every Indian citizen.
Equal voting rights for all citizens was not true even in the US until its voting rights act of 1965.
Re:The Day I Got My Green Card
by thebooktocome on Sunday July 03, 2016 @05:56PM
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Voting is not the only human right, nor does it prevent the majority from oppressing minorities.
The original word 'subjugate' is directly linked to absence of representation - i.e. voting rights.
To the second point on oppression, find this interesting reading - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ira-glasser/legacy-of-racial-s....
Feel free to compare incarceration rates.
Having spent 25 years of life in India, I'd say the "subjugation" is largely political and isolated occurrences in uneducated parts of the country. And that too, what usually starts as a brawl regarding everyday matters quickly turns communal after some politician eyes the chance to milk some mileage out of it.
The Indian identity, luckily till now, isn't based on religious lines. Though I have to agree, Pakistan-hate is strong in India and any remote Pakistan-love (even cheering for the Pakistan cricket team) can be seen as anti-nationalism and could lead to a sedition charge. This is, of course, due to the 3 wars fought since independence.
India is light-years behind the rest of the developing world in part because it subjugates hundreds of millions of its own citizens.