Republican Sena

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Republican Sena
AbbreviationRS
President Anandraj Ambedkar
Founder Anandraj Ambedkar
Founded21 November 1998(23 years ago) (1998-11-21)
Ideology Ambedkarism, Social Equality

The Republican Sena (translation: Republican Army; abbr.RS) is a political party in India. [1] [2] [3] It founded by Anandraj Ambedkar on 21 November 1998. Anandraj Ambedkar is son of Yashwant Ambedkar and grandson of B. R. Ambedkar. [4] [5] This party is based on ideology of B. R. Ambedkar i.e. Ambedkarism. The party is primarily based in Maharashtra state. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Republican Sena's supporters occupied the Indu Mill land at Dadar, Mumbai in 2011 to highlight the long-pending demand for the Statue of Equality or the Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial. [11] [12] The party has also worked with the Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi, headed by Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar. [1] [2] [3]

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