In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: Many groups turn to mass actions and mobilisations outside the electoral arena to fulfil their demands.

Reason: The frequency and the methods used by the movements suggest that the routine functioning of democracy did not have enough space for the voices of these social groups.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

It should be noted that the groups mobilised by these movements are poor, socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society from marginal social groups. The frequency and the methods used by the movements suggest that the routine functioning of democracy did not have enough space for the voices of these social groups. That is perhaps why these groups turned to mass actions and mobilisations outside the electoral arena.