Conflictive advocacy is found in situations where there are limits to information seeking and the systems and institutions are closeted with secrecy. However, information enabling laws such as the Right to Information ensures that the advocacy is collaborative. While this is one way of demand side approach to influence change in governance perspectives, the other way is to co-opt citizens into policy making by providing information, soliciting opinions and creating conducive environment and platforms for dialogue and conciliation. The mandate to consult are normally embedded in policy documents that prescribe at least a minimum of consultation to precede any kind of developmental work, without the necessary obligation to incorporate feedback. In such cases then the consultation is restricted to the limits that it is prescribes to and all projects go through the same in a ritualistic manner, without necessarily taking the positives and the negative inputs into consideration. It is however possible and desirable that public opinion is solicited in critical developmental matters, making the process transparent and accountable.