Popular Struggles and Movements Class 10th Notes
3. DEMOCRACY AND POPULAR STRUGGLES
A) What are differences between Bolivia and Nepal?
- The movement in Nepal was to establish democracy but movement in Bolivia was against the policy of an elected democratic government.
- The popular struggle in Bolivia was about one specific policy while the struggle in Nepal was about the foundation of country’s politics.
B) What are similarities between Bolivia and Nepal?
- Both of these are instances of political conflicts that led to popular struggles.
- In both cases, the struggle involved mass mobilization.
- Public demonstration of mass support clinched the dispute.
CONCLUSION
- Democracy evolves through popular struggles.
- Democracy involves conflict between those who are in power and those who aspires for power.
- Democratic conflicts are resolved through mass mobilization.
- If the conflicts cannot be resolved by parliament the solution will come from people.
- These conflicts and mobilization are based on new political organization.
