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Q.2 Religious appeals during elections continue to be practiced despite Supreme Court directives and provisions within Representation of Peoples Act (RPA) 1951 against it. Highlighting the various checks against communalization of politics, discuss why appeals to religions continue to be a part of electioneering. (10 Marks)

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  • Introduce with importance of elections and India being land of many religions.
  • In the next part, discuss the various checks against communalization of politics. In the next part, elaborate on various reasons for appeal to religion in elections.
  • Finally, conclude with suggesting strict application of law as a solution to the problem.

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5 responses to “Q.2 Religious appeals during elections continue to be practiced despite Supreme Court directives and provisions within Representation of Peoples Act (RPA) 1951 against it. Highlighting the various checks against communalization of politics, discuss why appeals to religions continue to be a part of electioneering. (10 Marks)”

  1. SUMITA DOWERAH Avatar
    SUMITA DOWERAH

    Please check my answer, Sir.
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      Sumita

      Introduction part is too long. Try to make it more crisp. Just mention a bit about elections and their communalization and move on.
      In checks, points are fine. some points could be added such as implementation of Model Code of Conduct during elections which prohibits any activity which may cause tension between different religious communities. Indian Penal Code Section 153A, Section 295 also punish malicious acts which intends to outrage religious feelings. SR Bommai, Abhiram Singh judgement of SC which emphasized the secular nature of state and prohibited electoral appeals on religious grounds could also be mentioned.
      Mention of provisions of RPA is good.
      Next part is also good, some more points like typical nature of Indian secularism which doesn’t talk about strict separation of state and religion and religious pressure groups could also be mentioned.
      Try to address these 2 parts in more detail. The body of the answer should be more detailed. Intro-conclusion can be kept crisp.
      Conclusion is fine.
      Keep practicing. 🙂

      3.5/10

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    Alankrit Srivastava

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      Alankrit Srivastava

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      Alankrit

      Decent attempt.
      In introduction, nowhere you have mentioned elections, you can mention it to indicate the context of the answer.
      Provisions mentioned are fine, some points could be added such as implementation of Model Code of Conduct during elections which prohibits any activity which may cause tension between different religious communities. Indian Penal Code Section 153A, Section 295 also punish malicious acts which intends to outrage religious feelings. SR Bommai judgement which emphasized the secular nature of state could also be mentioned.
      Mention of provisions of RPA, Abhiram Singh judgement is good.
      Reasons given for persisting communalization are fine, some data/examples could be added to substantiate your points.
      Typical nature of Indian secularism which doesn’t talk about strict separation of state and religion can be mentioned. Religious pressure groups can also be mentioned.
      Way forward is decent enough. A concluding statement could be written.
      Keep practicing. 🙂

      4.5/10

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