Welfare Party of India
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Welfare Party of India is an Indian Political party, Welfare Party of India to contest polls, striving for what it deems "value-based politics" in India.[1] Its first National President was Mujtaba Farooq, and other key leaders were Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, Ilyas Azmi, Zafarul Islam Khan, Maulana Abdul Wahab Khilji and Lalita Naik.[2] It works across India with state and district level committees. The party was launched by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind as a political front for the organisation, ensuring the organisation's representation and political hold in the country.
History
WPI was founded in 2011 under leadership of Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas by the backing of the Islamist organisation, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind in Delhi. Party condemned demonetization by the Government of India and has consistently worked against Hindutva ideology in India.[3]
Known branches
The Welfare Party of Kerala is the Kerala unit of the Welfare Party of India. It was launched on 19 October 2011 at Tagore Hall, Kozhikode.[4]
The organization argues for comprehensive land reform. Several struggles and seminars were organized by the landless people of Kerala.[5][6]
It has a students' wing called Fraternity Movement.[7]
See also
- Fraternity Movement
- List of political parties in India
References
- ^ "Jamaat launches party, Christian priest is vice-president". Indian Express. 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ The Milli Gazette. "Jamaat-e Islami to launch political party". Milligazette.com. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "'Demonetisation has disrupted economy, affected the poor'". The Hindu. 29 November 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ TwoCircles.net (19 October 2011). "Welfare Party launched in Kerala – TwoCircles.net". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ TwoCircles.net (10 October 2012). "Welfare Party workers march to Kerala Secretariat – TwoCircles.net". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Land summit by WPI". The Hindu. 7 May 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "A campus politics 'dark horse' creates buzz | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. tnn. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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