What is a Movement? Popular Struggles and Movements - Class 10

What is a Movement?

 

What is its Chief Features?

 

Movements are loose organizations that are spontaneous and end when the aim is achieved. No doubt, they also try to influence politics rather than directly taking part in the electoral process. Like a pressure group a movement also seeks to exert influence on the policies of the government but, however, they work for the common objective of the masses.

 

They have a loose organization and their decision-making is very informal and flexible. They depend mostly on public participation. There was huge public participation in the Jan Lok pal bill movement, as you can see in this video.

 

Different types of Movement Groups

 

As you know, a movement seeks to exert influence on the policies of the government. These movements can be of various types. Some movements are issue-specific movements that are concerned, with only one issue.

 

These movements work to achieve that promotes a particular policy of the government or protest against the policy of the government depending on their interests.

For example, The movement that happened in Nepal worked for a special objective of regaining democracy in the country. Or In INDIA, the Jan Lok pal bill movement started with the issue of passing the Jan Lok pal bill in the parliament.

 

It took a general view, that the passing of the Jan Lok pal bill will reduce the levels of corruption in the system and would bring more accountability and transparency in the government working.

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