Sometimes criticism has taken place against Universal Adult Suffrage. Explain them.

With constitution came to place, India adopted Universal Adult Suffrage. ie; 21 years old, later it became 18 years old to vote for. It was a bold move as the constitution maker didn't discriminate between gender, rich or poor, even between educated and uneducated. The founding fathers of the constitution had faith on the common people, and the theory that every person knows what is best for him/her.ie; Wisdom. Now the criticism are; People with lack of wisdom tends to see the nearest benefits rather than the long term goal. So they can be easily manipulated by some cash benefits or in other ways. Second people tend to vote by their instinct and emotions rather than the logic. Another criticism was people was not ready yet. Now we can consider it has always been a philosophical debate. read less