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Amra Bangali
Amra Bangali | |
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| Abbreviation | AMB |
| Founder | Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Membership | 764,432 (2017) |
| Ideology | Progressive Utilization Theory Bengali nationalism |
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Amra Bangali (Bengali: আমরা বাঙালী [ˈamɾaˑ ˈbaŋaliˑ]; lit. 'We Are Bengalis') 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]
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 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.
Bhuban Bijoy Majumder, resident of Tripura, was a famous leader of the party.[8][9]
- ^ prbhkr (2012-03-15). "Amra Bangali". Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ a b "Who are the Amra Bangalis?". Indian Express. 13 Jun 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Khawas, Vimal. "Amra Bangali and its philosophy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Group warns of protest in Tripura". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "Amra Bangali staged protest against NRC and CAB". www.tripurachronicle.in. Archived from the original on 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "Amra Bengali joins the chorus of protest against NRC - Sentinelassam". The Sentinel Assam. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ The Eyewitness: Tales from Tripura's Ethnic Conflict, Manas Paul.
- ^ "Tripura West Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
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