A report on India's eroding grassroots democracy draws sharp criticism. Its "participation fatigue" solutions (more meetings/tech) alienate rural workers, ignoring systemic issues/economic exclusion. Governments reduce gram sabhas to central scheme clearinghouses. Earmarked funds stifle local priorities. State bypasses PESA consent, manufacturing agreement. Without the right to say 'no,' local democracy is a "farce," exposing the report's failure to address fundamental power imbalances and deliberate state actions.