Mainstream WeeklyA very important component of the progress of a country consists of democratic and peaceful social movements which seek to correct various distortions and flawed decisions, as seen from a perspective which is different from that of decision-making powerful authorities. This perspective is often based on considerations of justice and environment protection, reflected in trying to prevent avoidable displacement of a large number of people, including farmers, and preventing many kinds of avoidable ecological disruptions.
Technological and development changes have taken place at a very hurried pace during the last century or so, resulting at times in highly distorted and flawed projects which may appear to be very attractive when seen from a relatively narrow vision, but when a longer-term and holistic view is taken, several serious problems appear. Hence a democracy must have the strength and space to ask for reconsideration so that the possibility of serious and possibly, at a practical level, irreversible disruptions can be avoided.
It is a strength of India