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A person has been proved guilty for treating women cruelly or practicing untouchability. He is t not allowed to contest elections in India. This decision violates principles of democracy or respects the spirit of democracy. Discuss.    

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This decision violates the principles of democracy, i.e. Universal Adult Franchise whose only criteria to vote is that of age. But it respects the spirit of democracy which is based on freedom equality and which does not discriminate against any class be it women or an untouchable