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No Madam,, , Jain Madam, and Jain Saheb, , inay stand In line to, vale bis ‘8n0ligh reason to doubt, , , , , , ther kinds of, , , , , , , i ast her vote Look again at the vari ha a, “A ing, In line with her. Kanta ¥ To, io are ota oe Jain and Chere Lal a, now dl tion they have had. wha caste i, re allow aaeieel, , how much educa, are, or whether they are, e already, , rich or poor al, , read in the Clas: oe, , , , a., , , , , , vote, This, as you hav, hook, is called universal adult franchise and, essent pect of all demoeracies The ide: oo, ervarwal adult franchise 1s based on the id iia tate, , that every adult TF caste id, , , , i states, Ith and med ore, pan India s, , nger belies, , equality because |, country, irrespective of thelr wee, , communities she/he belongs #9, has one Vo'® K, is excited to vote and happy that she is © qual t, of the others because each of them has one vors, , , , , , , , , , But as herday goes on, Kanta becomes less certe, , about what this equality really means., , , , , , , What is it that makes Kanta ‘unsure? Let's take, look at a day in her life. She lives in a slum and has, ‘a drain behind her house. Her daughter Is sick but, she cannot take the day off from work because sh, needs to borrow money from her employers to take, her child to the doctor, Her job as a domestic help ¢, , , , Do you think Kanta has., , , , va he ] @, nares hather she really is