GS4 · UPSC Mains
You are a public representative, elected on the ticket of a political party, considered as conservative by many. Your daughter, who has returned years after studying abroad, has conveyed to you her choice of marrying a person from another community. You personally do not consider anything wrong in her choice, and convey your assent to her. You also discuss it with many among your friends and family, and inform them of a grand wedding ceremony you are planning for your daughter. However, a few days after you have shared the news of the forthcoming grand wedding with many, you are informed by your political secretary about an issue being made of the same. He informs you that there are whispers among many people in your constituency about it, and indications of a sense of unease among some prominent citizens. While most of them are enamoured by your plans for a grand wedding ceremony for your daughter, they are unhappy about the bridegroom being from another community. You also get to know through your sources in the party, that your assent to the choice of the bridegroom may lead to a denial of ticket by the high command in the forthcoming elections. You are not only an ambitious politician and a rising star in your political party but also an open-minded, loving and doting father. But howsoever much you love your daughter's freedom and choices, you do not want her decision to adversely affect your political journey. This is more so, when you had been eagerly looking forward to greater responsibilities and a higher stature in the party, given the years of that her wedding will not be held as a private ceremony with only close friends and family, but should be publicised in a grand way, as you had promised earlier to her. Given this situation, answer the following: (a) What are the ethical issues in the above situation? (b) What are the various options that you have, as a father and an ambitious politician? (c) What will be your course of action? Justify with proper reasoning. (Answer in 250 words)
GS4 · Case studies on the above issues
| Topper | Rank | Source | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chennam Reddy Shiva Ganesh Reddy | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| Rupal Rana | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| Gourav Uppal | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| Swati Sharma | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| MANISHA DHARVE | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| GANESNA BHANUSRI LAKSHMIANNAPUR | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| Sayem Raza | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| Ayushi Pradhan | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| ANIKET SHANDILYA | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| Priyanshu Agrawal | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| PRITESH SINGH RAJPUT | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| Deepti Rohilla | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| SHIVAM AGARWAL | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| Shivam Kumar | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| Rajnish Patel | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| Anant Dhanraj Singh | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |
| SHASHANK CHAUHAN | — | VisionIAS | p.57 |