Write a brief note on Movement Groups and give an example.
The groups involved with movements include a very wide variety. Most of the movements of such groups are issue- specific movements that seek to achieve a single objective within a limited time frame. Others are more general or generic movements that seek to achieve a broad goal in the very long term.
Narmada Bachao Andolan in India is a good example of this kind of movement. The specific issue of this movement was the displacement of the people by the creation of Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada River. Its objective was to stop the dam from being constructed. It gradually became a wider movement that Questioned all such big dams and the model of development that required such dams. Though these movements tend to have a clear leadership and some organization, their active life is usually short.
Organizations that undertake activities to promote the interests of specific social sections such as workers, employees, teachers, and lawyers are called__________groups.
Explain how the activities of pressure groups are useful in the functioning of a democratic government.