Subash Chandra Bose's model of governance and democracy

 

While all the major leaders of that time believed in democracy, but they highly differed in the form of democracy that they wished to have. For instance, Gandhiji wanted gram swaraj ie. The village should have a high level of autonomy and administrative power. Inspired by the Soviet Union, Nehru wanted the majority of powers to be with the central government. Ambedkar, on the other hand, was not a fan of a powerful central government and he considered Gandhiji's idea of delegating more powers to the village level as the most evil thing that can ever happen. So he wanted the powers to be vested in the state capitals. 

Not only in the previous paragraph, mostly the great leader Subash Chandra Bose is mostly ignored in most of the forums when democracy is the topic of discussion. As per Subash Chandra Bose's speech in Singapore he wanted India to be under 20 years interim government ruled by a dictator. After attaining some socio-economic and political democracy in the 20 years of dictatorship, he wanted a smooth transfer of power from dictatorship to democracy. (This resembles Mustafa Kamal Attaturk)

Netaji Bose, by his own admission in his book, "Indian struggle" (published in 1935 in London), believed India needed a political system that was a mix of fascism and communism — something that he called samyavad. Netaji made a special trip to Rome in 1935 to present a copy of his book to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, whom he greatly admired and whose ideals he would follow for the rest of his life.

He believed in the need for a strong, single-party government, "bound together by military discipline" with "dictatorial powers for some years to come, in order to put India on her feet." Only a very strong government, strict discipline, and dictatorial rule would, according to Bose, prevent the anticipated revolution from falling into chaos and anarchy.

His speech

"I would say we have here in this policy and program a synthesis of what modern Europe calls Socialism and Fascism. We have here the justice, the equality, the love, which is the basis of Socialism, and combined with that we have the efficiency and the discipline of Fascism as it stands in Europe today." -- Subash Bose, Inaugural Speech as Mayor of Calcutta, Sept. 24, 1930.

AGAIN FROM HIS INDIA STRUGGLE: "One is inclined to hold that the next phase in world-history will produce a synthesis between Communism and Fascism. And will it be a surprise if that synthesis is produced in India? ... In spite of the antithesis between Communism and Fascism, there are certain traits in common. Both Communism and Fascism believe in the supremacy of the State over the individual. Both denounce parliamentary democracy. Both believe in party rule. Both believe in the dictatorship of the party and in the ruthless suppression of all dissenting minorities. Both believe in a planned industrial reorganization of the country. These common traits will form the basis of the new synthesis. That synthesis is called ... 'Samyavada' -- an Indian word, which means literally 'the doctrine of synthesis or equality.' It will be India's task to work out this synthesis." -- Subhas Chandra Bose, The Indian Struggle.