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The Individual Liberty; a Farce
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Democratic and civil rights give a person the opportunity to demand and insist on the fulfillment of economic rights. In the absence of a political freedom no deprived is either able to raise voice or can change fate.

It is sad to say that half of the globe still struggling to find stability, to find freedom and financial strength. Look at Asian scene. Nepal is, emerging as a democracy, bathing in blood. (Welcome to this dream state.) Bangladesh is suffering from ill democracy, (sad! Try again.) In countries like Pakistan democracy turned to Autocracy and again turning head to the Democratic process. In Afghanistan, geography changed, human right is stumbling. In Iraq suffocating violence, toxic choking air and surfeit of tears tear off hopes of democracy.

Lincoln's comment defined this stuff, as it is 'by the people, for the people and of the people' political scenario. In multi party system like India, however, suffrage cushions common men, corruption empowers and power corrupts. The avarice of shrewd politicians completely twisted the patriotic concept.

The ideal condition for the democracy needs democratic mass. That means awareness in people who must be educated and well fed.

Statistics say Asian big (nuclear power) brothers India, Pakistan, and china still struggling against poverty, malnutrition and illiteracy. However, the rate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of China is threatening highly advanced countries in Europe. India runs faster in the same race. Market indexes are curving up. Bombay stock exchange has crossed �fifteen thousand� mark milestone, however, the story of poverty remains almost same in India.

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Still; in Darjeeling tea estates of West Bengal people are starving; surviving without food, dying without medicine. Communist government of this Indian state is trying to hide the truth. They are now firm to acquire lands from farmers to set up industries or industrial estates, which means welcoming �capital� and saying good-bye to agriculture. It might sound weird; but the harsh truth is ruthless, to capture land government instructed police to shoot farmers. In Singur and Nandigram poor peoples blood shaded the gaudy face of Indian democracy.

West Bengal is not the only instance of disorders. Humiliation of public wish by the state power has become a common phenomenon in democratic India.

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It is said that freedom must have two facets one is political, if there is any; the other one might be economic. The concept of freedom starts with the options open. Poverty stricken man never can rank education before food, future before the present or the welfare for others before his own. Thus, he withdraws himself from the race of the so-called development.
When the state, designs, directs and imposes an agenda, to which all must conform and within which all are confined, people finds no meaning for political freedom.

In ideal civil society, there are as many focal points as individuals, who all design, shape and direct their own lives, guided by their own interests, ideals and passions.
However, no such country is �ideal� in nature. The sublimed concept of welfare state; now bookish term; which is for bookworms to use, to lecture and lament.

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