Democracy is about people. People are its pillar with certain fundamental rights like the right to life, livelihood, liberty, equality, privacy and many others that can ensure human security as a fundamental holistic value as an objective that every State worth its salt must strive for. The governments do it by promoting development, development that is people centric. Besides, the modern democratic governments are obliged to be responsible and accountable to the people with whose support they rule.

In this context the Mumbai demolitions that took place, in the end of the year 2004 and early 2005 became a significant commentary on the Indian state. Here lies an example of a state that prides in being democratic and just but acts just opposite to the detriment of the basic civil rights, liberties and interests of its citizens that it is bound to preserve and protect under the law of the land.