Who opposed Universal Adult Franchise?
The following point may help you:
a. In India, at the time when Constitution was being drafted, many members of the Constituent Assembly who belonged to conservative school of thought were opposed to the idea of universal suffrage.
b. As they believed that the Indian society ridden by caste, religion, illiteracy, poverty was not suited to have universal adult franchise.
c. Conservative school of thought in all part of the World were opposed universal adult franchise as they emphasised on establishing monarchial, aristocratic regimes. They want to preserve social hierarchies in the society and family and aristocratic privileges.
d.Conservatism was against freedom of expression, speech.
a. In India, at the time when Constitution was being drafted, many members of the Constituent Assembly who belonged to conservative school of thought were opposed to the idea of universal suffrage.
b. As they believed that the Indian society ridden by caste, religion, illiteracy, poverty was not suited to have universal adult franchise.
c. Conservative school of thought in all part of the World were opposed universal adult franchise as they emphasised on establishing monarchial, aristocratic regimes. They want to preserve social hierarchies in the society and family and aristocratic privileges.
d.Conservatism was against freedom of expression, speech.