All forms of ‘elitist understanding’ of the democratic process must be rejected. This thing was said by the Chief Justice of the country D.Y. Chandrachud has said. He has said that every kind of ‘elitist understanding’ of the democratic process should be rejected that educated people are better decision makers. The Chief Justice said that this elitist concept that only educated or certain persons should have the right to vote shows contempt and mistrust of democracy.

Further Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said that the concept of universal adult franchise is linked to the idea of ​​participatory democracy and individuality. The Chief Justice said that being uneducated, those who were ‘scorned’ by the society have shown great political acumen and awareness of local problems, which even educated people cannot understand. He organized Dr. L. M. Singhvi was speaking at the Memorial Lecture on the topic, ‘Universal Adult Franchise: Transforming India’s Political Change into Social Change’

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar participated in this program as the chief guest. The Chief Justice said that the introduction of universal adult franchise was a revolutionary act at a time when this right was given to women, non-white people and the working class in allegedly ‘mature’ Western democracies. She said that in this sense our constitution was a feminist document and it was also an egalitarian socially transformative document. He said that it was a bold move to break away from the colonial and pre-colonial legacy in a constitution that was truly a product of the Indian imagination.

Apart from the Chief Justice and the Vice President, Rajya Sabha member and senior advocate A.M.Singhvi and O.P. Professor C. Raj Kumar, Founder Vice-Chancellor, Jindal Global University also addressed the gathering. The presiding justice noted that the preparation of the first electoral roll was an important task, as most (81 per cent) of the population was illiterate and the newly partitioned Republic of India Was struggling with the horrors of war and famine. Justice Chandrachud said that the Election Commission of India in today’s times has set up polling stations for only one voter many times.

He said that the suffering of migrant workers should also be considered who are often not able to vote effectively in their constituencies as they have to leave their home town and go elsewhere for livelihood. Does matter.