Popular Struggles, Movements, and Pressure Groups

Social groups are the collection or group of people who interact with each other having common interests. A pressure group is a group of people who try to influence government policies or legislation in their interest. They are organised group who do not take part in legislation making process but persuade government to work for fulfillment of their interest. These are also called Interest groups. E.g., Bharatiya Kisan Union

Pressure groups are organisations that
attempt to influence government
policies. But unlike political parties,
pressure groups do not aim to directly
control or share political power. These
organisations are formed when people
with common occupation, interest,
aspirations or opinions come together
in order to achieve a common objective.

Pressure groups are organisations that
attempt to influence government
policies. But unlike political parties,
pressure groups do not aim to directly
control or share political power. These
organisations are formed when people
with common occupation, interest,
aspirations or opinions come together
in order to achieve a common objective

Pressure groups are organisations that
attempt to influence government
policies. But unlike political parties,
pressure groups do not aim to directly
control or share political power. These
organisations are formed when people
with common occupation, interest,
aspirations or opinions come together
in order to achieve a common objective

Usually interest groups seek to promote
the interests of a particular section or
group of society. Trade unions, business
associations and professional (lawyers,
doctors, teachers, etc.) bodies are some
examples of this type. They are sectional
because they represent a section of
society: workers, employees, businesspersons, industrialists, followers of a
religion, caste group, etc. Their principal
concern is the betterment and well-being
of their members, not society in general.

Pressure groups are organisations that
attempt to influence government
policies. But unlike political parties,
pressure groups do not aim to directly
control or share political power. These
organisations are formed when people
with common occupation, interest,
aspirations or opinions come together
in order to achieve a common objective.

Pressure groups are organisations that
attempt to influence government
policies. But unlike political parties,
pressure groups do not aim to directly
control or share political power. These
organisations are formed when people
with common occupation, interest,
aspirations or opinions come together
in order to achieve a common objective. There is always some direct or indirect relationship of political parties and relation groups to reach a conclusion of particular demand made or interest raised for which dialogues and negotiations are the methods applied so as communication formally can take place.

• A pressure group is an organized or an unorganized body that seeks to promote its interests while a political party seeks to attain political power by contesting elections.
• Pressure groups are formed by the people of common interests, occupations and opinions while political parties are forced on the basic of ideology and vision.
•  A pressure group represents their own single interests while political parties represents various interests.

(a) A pressure group is an organisation which attempts to influence
government policies through protests and demonstrations. Pressure groups
are formed when people with similar opinions get together for similar
objectives. Examples of pressure groups are FEDECOR and BAMCEF.

(b) Pressure groups and movements exert influence on politics in a variety of ways.

• They try to gain public support and sympathy for their cause by carrying out information campaigns, organising meetings, filing petitions, etc.
• By organising strikes and disruptions, they seek to make the government take note of their demands.
• They also influence decision-making by lobbying.
•  The issues raised by them often influence the policies of political parties.

a) Pressure groups are organisations that attempt to influence government policies. These organisations are formed when people with common occupation, interest, aspirations or opinions come together in order to achieve a common objective. 

b) Kittiko Hachiko Movement was a nonviolent protest in 1987 led by the people in Karnataka where they plucked the eucalyptus plants and planted saplings of plants that were useful to the people. The reason was that- The Karnataka government had set up a company named Karnataka Pulpwood. About  30,000 hectares of land was given to the company. Most of this land was used by the farmers for grazing their cattle on the field. But the company began to plant eucalyptus trees on this land which could be used for making paper pulp. This caused problems for the local farmers and they started this movement.

Social groups are the collection or group of people who interact with each other having common interests. A pressure group is a group of people who try to influence government policies or legislation in their interest. They are organized group who do not take part in the legislation making process but persuade the government to work for the fulfilment of their interest. These are also called Interest groups. E.g., Bharatiya Kisan Union.

Pressure groups are organized groups that seek to influence government policy or legislation. The aim of the pressure groups is to influence the people who actually have the power to make decisions. They do not want the power of political office for themselves, but do seek to influence the decisions made by those who hold this political power. Option B is the correct answer. 

1. An organisation that seeks to promote the interest of a particular section or group - Sectional interest group.
   2. An organisation that seeks to promote common interest - Public interest group.
   3. Struggles launched for the resolution of a social problem with or without an organisational structure - Movement.
   4. An organisation that mobilises people with a view to win political power - Political parties.

1. Pressure Group -  Fertilizers dealers association.
   2. Long-term movement -  Women movement.
   3. Single issue movement -  Narmada Bachao Andolan.
   4. Political party -  Assam Gana Parishad.