Question
Describe any six advantages of popular movements.

Answer

Advantages of popular movements:
  1. They represented new social groups whose economic and social grievances were not redressed in the realm of electoral politics.
  2. They ensured effective representation of diverse groups and their demands.
  3. They reduced the possibility of deep social conflict and disaffection of these groups from democracy.
  4. They suggested new forms of active participation and thus broadened the idea of participation in Indian democracy.
  5. They involve a gradual process of coming together of people with similar problems, similar demands and similar expectations.
  6. They make people aware of their rights and the expectations that they can have from democratic institutions.
  7. They have been involved in educative tasks for a long time and have thus contributed to expansion of democracy rather than causing disruptions.

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