Pressure Groups

The autonomy which the government in a democracy gets comes with a lot of responsibility. But power corrupts and often, autonomy and responsibility do not go hand-in-hand as should be the case. It is possible to have pressure groups which keeps a check on the government and at the same time, doesn't hinder the important steps being taken by them. Government does need to be pressurised because it cannot be allowed absolute power and turned into a dictator. I feel pressure groups hinder the misuse of power by government and not it's autonomy.

Originally posted by: PurpleFairy

The autonomy which the government in a democracy gets comes with a lot of responsibility. But power corrupts and often, autonomy and responsibility do not go hand-in-hand as should be the case. It is possible to have pressure groups which keeps a check on the government and at the same time, doesn't hinder the important steps being taken by them. Government does need to be pressurised because it cannot be allowed absolute power and turned into a dictator. I feel pressure groups hinder the misuse of power by government and not it's autonomy.

Of course, here, I'm talking about very utopian and ideal pressure groups which are hard too find these days as the pressure groups themselves fight for their own agendas and not the betterment of the country as a whole. Oh well😊

Well, I don't generalise as such when it comes to that. The government has ministers which genuinely work for the country and has ministers which only misuse the public money. There are some pressure groups which work for the society and some just work for their own benefits. So ya, I mean, I won't generalise on that or pass a judgement. I would only say that India as a country (as many others who are developing) needs more of honest people, whether in the government or in the pressure groups, who can better it's condition considering it is a country where the government and pressure groups can coexist decently (:

Originally posted by: PurpleFairy

Well, I don't generalise as such when it comes to that. The government has ministers which genuinely work for the country and has ministers which only misuse the public money. There are some pressure groups which work for the society and some just work for their own benefits. So ya, I mean, I won't generalise on that or pass a judgement. I would only say that India as a country (as many others who are developing) needs more of honest people, whether in the government or in the pressure groups, who can better it's condition considering it is a country where the government and pressure groups can coexist decently (:

Agreed. We need more honest people...

Seoul..

There Is No Need of Forming Any Pressure Groups.
The CAG is there ,
if they do there audit report loyally and correctly than many scams can come up like 2G spectrum , CWG etc.
more pressure groups means more courruption and waisage of money...

in CAG only , some changes and ppl like us try to be there , who wants to bring a change
Trust Me One Can Make A Change!

Originally posted by: seoulbeats

To quote Mark Twain: Give loyalty to the country always but give loyalty to the government when it deserves it.

When corruption is rampant, poverty present and economic mayhem evident then how does a common man raise his voice against these?

By forming pressure groups to influence the government.

So here's my question-Do pressure groups (like India Against Corruption) hinder the autonomy of the government?What fight are we talking about? This report will also will have the same fate as that of 2G, Govt and political parties will ensure that!!