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Question
Describe their public interest pressure groups functioning
Solution
i. They aim to help people and take up issues relating to them.
ii. They even take up issues which may not benefit the members of the group.
iii. They aspire to do collective good.
iv. They fight for social justice and social equality. Example: BAMCEF (Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation)
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