MOBOCRACY IN INDIA

MOBOCRACY IN INDIA: A RISING CHALLENGE FOR DEMOCRACY
Mobocracy vs Rule of Law

1. MOBOCRACY IN INDIA : A RISING CHALLENGE FOR DEMOCRACY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GROUP NO:4

2. DEMOCRACY VS MOBOCRACY DEMOCRACY: Derived from the Greek words  Demos- People Kratos - Power or rule “Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people ” - Abraham Lincoln

3. RULE OF LAW DICEY’S IDEA The government as well as private actors are accountable under the law. The laws are  clear , publicized, stable, and just; are applied evenly; and protect fundamental rights, including the security of persons and property and certain core human rights.

4. MOBOCRACY Rule or domination by masses An informal usage of the term “ ochlocracy ” Absence of Rule of Law Unstable Government Total chaos, mob rule Survival of the fittest Attempting to overthrow the authority of government

5. Infiltrated and prejudiced Judgments have been passed in accordance with the “collective” conscience of the society. Becoming the new “normal.” provoke instant punishment outside the established law

6. Let’s know the Facts Mobocracy can't be the new normal, get a law to punish lynching : SC to Govt ( Evidence) The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) The NCRB was planning to collect data on mob lynching's across the country

7. Between 2014 and March 3, 2017, 45 persons were killed in 40 cases of mob lynching across nine states, and at least 217 persons had been arrested, data compiled by the home ministry show. Details on the motive–whether cow vigilantism, communal or caste hatred, or rumors of child-lifting, etc., location of the attack, identity of the attacker, and victim, were not available. Fourteen states still not provided the data. https://lynch.factchecker.in

8. Democracy slide down to majoritism and it leads to mobocracy Majoritism is the genesis of mobocracy , For majoristsm constitutionalism is bloackage Govt is bound by constitution but a govt based majoritism indirectly support the mobocracy .

9. MOBOCRACY EMERGES… The impulse for lynching is driven by two factors: cultivated prejudice collective sense of insecurity POLITICAL petition to crackdown on cow vigilantes(29 th Jan 2018)

10. RELIGIOUS (2015,Dadri . Muhammed Akhlaq ) At least 33 persons were killed in these attacks–29 or 88% of whom were Muslim . Over 56% of all attacks occurred in states run by BJP governments. The   India Spend  database of bovine-related hate crime was quoted by senior advocate Indira Jaisingh in her written submission to the Supreme Court for the

11. CAST (2006 Dalit massacre in Khairlanji in Maharashtra) stronger the caste and communal consciousness, the weaker and more fragile legal consciousness and belief in the law. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION “defenders of the law” as happened in the case of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua , Jammu and Kashmir, earlier this year .

12. MISSREPRESENTATION (MEDIA,SOCIAL MEDIA) On July 19, 2017, home minister Rajnath Singh made a statement to the Lok Sabha indicting misinformation and fake news for the spate of mob violence. Adding that it is the state governments’ responsibility to maintain public order, Singh said social media operators have been requested to be vigilant of the spread of fake news on their platforms. 

13. LAWLESSNESS IS REPLACING THE RULE OF LAW Reasons behind: Lack of zeal to implement rule of law Social media:  Quite a handful of incidents have occurred due to false messages/pictures circulation on social media platforms. Not to mention such message surely do infuse hate pulse without even thought of originality of such content and people circulating such content may be held responsible but social media sites which provide platform to breed hate must be held responsible too

14. Hate mongering:  Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat. People need to understand this simple and straight fact. Intolerance:  Some of us are adamantly unwilling to accept others beliefs contrary to his own. Lack of Public confidence in judiciary:  Unfortunately public confidence in judiciary is all time low. With fast track courts and timely justice delivery by punishing the offenders will regain public confidence in judiciary and will result in more cases being handed over to courts to deal for particular cases of child abductions or abuses.

15. ROLE OF THE INSTITUTIONS MOBOCRACY CONSTITUTION AND ITS EXECUTION EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY (FAMILY, RELIGION, COMMUNITY) CIVIL SOCIETY Setup of the fast track court

16. Mobocracy sometimes becomes more dangerous than a dictatorship. That is why; Mahatma Gandhi also said, "They [who are in a mob] have no mind, no premeditation. They act in frenzy."

17. Solutions Implementation of SC order Separate and stringent law:  separate and stringent laws must be formulated to deal with such cases. Preventive, remedial and punitive measures are to be ensured enacted to mitigate such incidents . Setup of fast track courts

18. Rule of law Strong IT Act(IT Act2000,2008) To develop sense of constitutionalism (rule of law) To fix the responsibility of various kinds of media(ethical values, legal ) Political parties should not communal politics(role of Election Commission) 1TuAP_ADW4BrCtt0knRMXoJSFcVg

19. Lets us develop positive interactions with other communities. Let’s start with small steps, Let’s all take a pledge to be less prejudiced. The change will definitely happen over time, Let us move out of our comfort zone. Let us make our country literally secular rather than only on the constitution. You can change How people Act But Not how people think.

20. We must create an environment may be in schools or through local community wherein where all the people interact together. We have several festivals for different religions, however now there is a need for a new festival of oneness wherein everyone can interact an celebrate together.  There is No shortcut to this issue, we took several decades to eradicate Polio but we have succeeded in the mission. Why can’t we break the rule of Prejudice in our country ?

21. “The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence ” - Tagore

22. References Ellsworth, P. D. (1979). Mobocracy and the Rule of Law: American Press Reaction to the Murder of Joseph Smith.  Brigham Young University Studies ,  20 (1), 71-82 . Vol. 53, Issue No. 26-27, 30 Jun, 2018  » From Democracy to Mobocracy  Ellsworth , P. D. (1979). Mobocracy and the Rule of Law: American Press Reaction to the Murder of Joseph Smith.  Brigham Young University Studies ,  20 (1), 71-82 Mobocracy And The Rule Of Law, By R.B.Sreekumar,18September , 2012,Countercurrents.org Mobocracy cannot be allowed to become new norm PTI  New Delhi | Updated on July 17, 2018  Published on July 17, 2018 Mobocracy can’t be the new normal, get a law to punish lynching: SC to Govt. by Ananthakrishnan G |New Delhi |Updated: July 18, 2018

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