Amra Bangali

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Amra Bangali
AbbreviationAMB
Founder Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Founded1967
Headquarters Kolkata, West Bengal
Membership764,432 (2017)
Ideology Progressive Utilization Theory
Bengali nationalism
Election symbol
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Amra Bangali [a] is a political party in India, based on the socio-economic and political philosophy Progressive Utilization Theory [1] given by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar; [2] the party was sparked off in reaction against anti-Bengali rhetoric in Northeast India. [3] Amra Bangali enjoyed a short stint in the spotlight in the mid-1980s when it even won some gram panchayat seats in border districts. [2] Today, AMB is involved in various movements and protests including those against the Darjeeling Gorkhas calling for the creation of new state of Gorkhaland. [4] It protested National Register of Citizens for Assam and Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. [5] [6] [7]

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The politics of Amra Bangali is based on Sarkar's ideas of economic and political democracy. The party is organized in West Bengal, as well as in other Indian states with large Bengali populations such as Tripura, Bihar, Odisha, Assam and Jharkhand. The only real political breakthrough the party has had was in Tripura during the 1980s, when the party entered the Legislative Assembly.[ citation needed ]

Bhuban Bijoy Majumder, resident of Tripura, was a leader of the party. [8] [9]

Bangalistan

Bangalistan (বাঙালীস্তান [ˈbaŋalist̪an] ) is the proposed state for the Bengalis in India [10] [11] [12] and self-sufficient socio-economic zone promoted by the supporters of the Indian political party Amra Bangali. [1] Basically, it is a social movement, based on Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar's socio-economic and political philosophy PROUT. [1] Bengal or Bangalistan was divided several times in the past. [13] The Mandai Massacre, Nellie Massacre, etc. proves the hurtful conditions of the Bengalis in India. [14] The Amra Bangali protested the National Register of Citizens for Assam. [12] [15] The Bengalis want to reorganize Bangalistan as per the Article 3(a) of Part 1 of the Constitution of India to save themselves from oppression and exploitation. [16] The Bangalistan envisioned by the party would include the whole of West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tripura, and some parts of Assam, Bihar and Jharkhand. [1] [12]

Demands

The demands of Amra Bangali include:

Aims and objectives

The aims and objectives of Amra Bangali include:

Wing organisations

The wing organisations of Amra Bangali are: [17]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Bengali: আমরা বাঙালী [ˈamɾaˑˈbaŋaliˑ] ; lit. 'We Are Bengalis'

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 prbhkr (15 March 2012). "Amra Bangali" . Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Who are the Amra Bangalis?". Indian Express. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Van Schendel, Willem (2005). The Bengal Borderland: Beyond State and Nation in South Asia. Anthem Press. p. 197. ISBN   978-1-84331-145-4. Bengali-speaking Indian citizens living in India ... resented being portrayed as infiltrators ... Fearing for their position, they began creating organizations to protect their interests, e.g. 'Amra Bangali' ... 'If the eviction of Bengalis from Assam does not stop, all Bengal will be set afire!' Slogan of the political group Amra Bangali ... 1981.
  4. ↑ Khawas, Vimal. "Amra Bangali and its philosophy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Group warns of protest in Tripura". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Amra Bangali staged protest against NRC and CAB". www.tripurachronicle.in. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Amra Bengali joins the chorus of protest against NRC - Sentinelassam". The Sentinel Assam. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  8. ↑ The Eyewitness: Tales from Tripura's Ethnic Conflict, Manas Paul.
  9. ↑ "Tripura West Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Turmoil in the North East: The demand for Bangalistan". SabrangIndia. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. 1 2 prbhkr (21 November 2015). "10 Points Demand Presented at 6000 Strong Amra Bengali Meet" . Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  12. 1 2 3 4 আসামে এনআরসির প্রতিবাদে কলকাতায় সমাবেশ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "Partition of Bengal, 1905: All about the divide and rule that spurred protests". India Today. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  14. ↑ "Nellie massacre - A political blunder done by Congress in their quest to gain Power". Indian Defence Forum. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  15. ↑ "TRIPURAINFOWAY : Tripura's Latest News, Views & IT Portal". tripura-infoway.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  16. ↑ "Article 3 in The Constitution Of India 1949". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  17. ↑ আমরা বাঙালী কর্তৃক নেতাজীর ১২৩-তম জন্মদিন পালন. notunprithivi.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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