CASTE SYSTEM: CASTE AND POLITIES

 

CASTE SYSTEM: CASTE AND POLITIES

Caste influences the political life to a greater extent in the rural area than in the urban centres. This is because caste consciusness is stronger among the rural people than among the urban people choice or rejection of candidates as well as the determined by caste considerations more in villages than in towns and cities. Caste egd is stronger among the rural people and hence exerts a powerful influence in shaping the political life of the rural aggregate. 

In contrast to this extra caste considerations considerably influence political prejudices and predilections of the urban population. 

The election in India are contested very much on the basis of casteism. The voters are asked to vote for their caste candidates and thus casteism is main trained by the elected leaders after the lections are over.

Political parties also sponsor only that candidate from a particular constituency whose caste is the mask numerous in that area. Casteism still persists in government ser services and political elections seats are reserved for backward and scheduled castes in government services as well as in the legislatures.

They are given special scholarships for education caste journals have made their appearance. Thus the Indian democracy has in practic e encouraged rathe than discouraged the caste system.