Azad Adhikar Sena

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Azad Adhikar Sena
AbbreviationAAS
Founder Amitabh Thakur, Dr Nutan Thakur and others
Founded23 July 2022;2 years ago (2022-07-23)
Headquarters5/426, Viram Khand, Gomtinagar, Lucknow -226010 [1]
Student wing AAS Chhatra Brigade
Youth wing AAS Yuva Brigade
Women's wing AAS Mahila Brigade
Website
adhikarsena.in

Azad Adhikar Sena, (AAS), is a registered political party in India, registered with the Election Commission of India.

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Initial attempts

Azad Adhikar Sena was initially started by ex IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, activist Dr Nutan Thakur, along with others in August 2021. [2]

Immediately after this announcement, Thakur was arrested in a criminal case, which he alleged to be politically motivated. [3] [4]

Resumption

Later, Thakur resumed the work of initiating the formation of Adhikar Sena after his release from jail in March 2022. [5]

In June 2022, the formation of Adhikar Sena was again announced. [6] [7] He said the primary aim of Adhikar Sena is to instill the feeling and concept that all the powers and authorities lie in the citizen of India, as bestowed through the Constitution of India and various laws of the Land. [8] The Party submitted its proposal for getting registered with the Election Commission of India on 21 December 2022. [9]

Various works

Thakur announced that he would contest 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Ballia. [10] [11]

Adhikar Sena participated in the December 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly by-elections, where its candidates Mohammad Yusuf and Moin Khan contested respectively from Khatauli and Rampur assembly seats. [12]

Adhikar Sena also participated in the Local urban bodies elections in Uttar Pradesh. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Change of name

In May 2022, the Election Commission directed the Party to change its name from Adhikar Sena to Azad Adhikar Sena, which the Party complied with. [18]

Registration with Election Commission

While the Party submitted its proposal for getting registered with the Election Commission of India on 21 December 2022, the Commission finally got it registered under section 29A of the Representation of the People Act 1951 with effect from 29 February 2024 with Registration No 56/301/2022-2024/PPS-I. [19]

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  3. ↑ "UP Police Arrest Ex-IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur, Allege 'Abetment to Suicide' of Rape Victim: Amitabh Thakur is critical of the Adityanath government and had hours ago announced that he would float his own political party". The Wire.
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  5. ↑ "Rape victim's suicide: HC grants bail to former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur". Hindustan Times. 14 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Post, Jubilee (25 June 2022). "Political Party 'Adhikar Sena' formed by Ex- IPS". Jubilee Post. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Retired IPS officer Amitabh Thakur floats political party 'Adhikar Sena'". ETV Bharat. 25 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "About Adhikar Sena". 22 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Registration Details". Party website. 9 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "IPS officer given premature retirement to fight 2024 Lok Sabha polls from UP's Ballia". PTI. 26 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "2024 में बलिया से लोकसभा चुनाव लड़ेंगे अमिताभ ठाकुर:वीडियो जारी करके किया एलान, अधिकार सेना पार्टी से लड़ेंगे चुनाव". Dainik Bhaskar .
  12. ↑ "निकाय चुनाव में भी अपने प्रत्याशी उतारेगी अधिकार सेना पार्टी, जानिये पूर्व IPS ने क्या कहा?". ABP Live. 13 November 2022.
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  14. ↑ "Nutan Thakur as Mayor". Nav Bharat Times.
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  16. ↑ "Firozabad News: मेस के खाने की गुणवत्ता पर सवाल उठाने वाले सिपाही को सम्मानित करेगी अधिकार सेना". Amar Ujala .
  17. ↑ "वाराणसी की ट्रैफिक व्यवस्था बद से बदतर". Dainik Bhaskar.
  18. ↑ "अधिकार सेना अब होगी "आजाद अधिकार सेना" : निर्वाचन आयोग". Bhadas4Media. 15 May 2023.
  19. ↑ "Registration Details". Party website. 9 March 2024.
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