If a citizen's complaint is not registered because the citizen is poor, which weakness of rule of law is shown?

Correct answer: Lack of equal access to law

The direct answer is Option A: lack of equal access to law. Rule of law means that every person should be able to seek legal protection, regardless of wealth, caste, status or social power. The reasoning is simple: a citizen has a genuine complaint; the authority refuses even to register it only because the citizen is poor; therefore poverty has become a barrier to justice. This shows unequal treatment and weak enforcement of legal rights. Option A is correct because equal access means that poor and rich citizens must both be heard through the proper legal system. Option B is wrong because an election symbol concerns political parties and elections, not registration of a complaint. Option C is wrong because voting secrecy concerns keeping a voter’s choice private. Option D is wrong because campaign time concerns elections and has no connection with access to justice. A fair system may require help such as legal aid, but it must not reject a complaint merely because of poverty. Memory cue: rule of law means the door of justice is open to all.