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cannot be good for people, The violent voting pattern then will be automatically corrected. It may seen that both to be firm believer of non-absolutism and being in politics is a very difficult task. But, where there is a will there is a way. Anekantists presence in political sphere is must since this is the sphere from which people control over the destiny of the nation. Out of the present day political systems, it is only democracy, which is based on application of anekāntavāda. The ancient political systems like aristocracy, oligarchy, etc. and the present dictatorial form of government are expressions of ekāntavāda. It is only democracy, as flourishing in India and other countries which takes the opinion of all the people. It is only in this political system that people have equal right to express themselves without any fear or favour, which is in tune with anekānta principle. So it will be duty of anekäntavädins to uphold democratic tradition by participating in politics. Conflict Resolution through Anekānta:
In modern India, we come across a large number of conflicts between he employer and employees. In order to remove grievances, the employees take the resource to strikes, lockouts and other methods. By adopting these methods indirectly or directly, the innocents who fall between the'two are harmed. The employees instead of being duty conscious have become right conscious and the employer, in lieu of being just and farsighted in behaviour, adopt repressive attitude. If both the employers and employees follow the technique of anekānta, the sufferers may get their demand fulfilled and at the same time no harm will be done to any third party and the employers will realise their mistakes. In Japan, shoe factory workers started manufacturing a single shoe instead of a pair when they had a dispute with their employer. This way of their doing work got immediate recognition to their grievances. This technique is fully anekāntvāds since the production is not hampered and there is no financial loss to the company. This technique is also non-violent which again points out that it is fully coherent with the Jaina concept of Non-absolutism.
Similarly, even in case of genuine grievances, people in profession like teaching and medical services should not stop their work. They can apply the harmless technique of Anekantavāda by
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