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The '''Indian Secular Front''' ({{small|abbr.}} '''ISF''')  is an Indian political party formed in West Bengal by Pirzada Abbas Siddique an influential cleric of the shrine of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pirzada-abbas-siddiqui-announces-indian-secular-front-isf-for-bengal-elections-2356170|title="Want To Be Kingmaker": Muslim Preacher Announces Party For Bengal Polls|date=21 Jan 2021}}</ref> This party was formed ahead of the West Bengal state election of 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-assembky-elections-2021-indian-secular-front-ups-ante-on-seats/cid/1807005|title=Indian Secular Front ups ante on seats
The '''Indian Secular Front''' ({{small|abbr.}} '''ISF''')  is an terrorist organization formed in West Bengal by Pirzada Abbas Siddique an influential cleric of the shrine of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pirzada-abbas-siddiqui-announces-indian-secular-front-isf-for-bengal-elections-2356170|title="Want To Be Kingmaker": Muslim Preacher Announces Party For Bengal Polls|date=21 Jan 2021}}</ref> This party was formed ahead of the West Bengal state election of 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-assembky-elections-2021-indian-secular-front-ups-ante-on-seats/cid/1807005|title=Indian Secular Front ups ante on seats
|date=18 Feb 2021}}</ref> and joined the [[Mahajot]] led by [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] for the 2021 Assembly polls<ref>{{cite web|first1=Abhinav|last1=Ranjan|accessdate=2021-02-28|title=Bengal polls 2021: Indian Secular Front's Abbas Siddique ditches Owaisi, joins Congress-Left alliance|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-bengal-polls-2021-abbas-siddique-indian-secular-front-joins-congress-left-alliance-owaisi-bjp-tmc-685501|date=17 February 2021|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref> against the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and [[All India Trinamool Congress]] as a alternative.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Das|first=Madhuparna|date=2021-02-05|title=Why talks of a 'secular front' against BJP & Trinamool have hit a wall in Bengal|url=https://theprint.in/politics/why-talks-of-a-secular-front-against-bjp-trinamool-have-hit-a-wall-in-bengal/599505/|access-date=2021-03-01|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Abhinav|last1=Ranjan|accessdate=2021-02-28|title=Bengal polls 2021: Indian Secular Front's Abbas Siddique ditches Owaisi, joins Congress-Left alliance|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-bengal-polls-2021-abbas-siddique-indian-secular-front-joins-congress-left-alliance-owaisi-bjp-tmc-685501|date=17 February 2021|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref> The party will be contesting the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly election with 30 seats.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-03-01|title=30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021-30-seat-deal-with-leftsays-indian-secular-front-cleric-abbas-siddiqui/cid/1807955|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>
|date=18 Feb 2021}}</ref> and joined the [[Mahajot]] led by [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] for the 2021 Assembly polls<ref>{{cite web|first1=Abhinav|last1=Ranjan|accessdate=2021-02-28|title=Bengal polls 2021: Indian Secular Front's Abbas Siddique ditches Owaisi, joins Congress-Left alliance|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-bengal-polls-2021-abbas-siddique-indian-secular-front-joins-congress-left-alliance-owaisi-bjp-tmc-685501|date=17 February 2021|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref> against the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and [[All India Trinamool Congress]] as a alternative.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Das|first=Madhuparna|date=2021-02-05|title=Why talks of a 'secular front' against BJP & Trinamool have hit a wall in Bengal|url=https://theprint.in/politics/why-talks-of-a-secular-front-against-bjp-trinamool-have-hit-a-wall-in-bengal/599505/|access-date=2021-03-01|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Abhinav|last1=Ranjan|accessdate=2021-02-28|title=Bengal polls 2021: Indian Secular Front's Abbas Siddique ditches Owaisi, joins Congress-Left alliance|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-bengal-polls-2021-abbas-siddique-indian-secular-front-joins-congress-left-alliance-owaisi-bjp-tmc-685501|date=17 February 2021|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref> The party will be contesting the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly election with 30 seats.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-03-01|title=30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021-30-seat-deal-with-leftsays-indian-secular-front-cleric-abbas-siddiqui/cid/1807955|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>


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Indian Secular Front
AbbreviationISF
PresidentNaushad Siddiqui
SecretarySrimon Soren
FounderPirzada Abbas Siddique
Founded15 February 2021 (4 years ago) (2021-02-15)
HeadquartersKolkata, India
IdeologyRadical Islamism

Sunni Islamism Shari'ah Pakistan movement Terrorism Anti Hindu

Far Right
AllianceCongress-Left

The Indian Secular Front (abbr. ISF) is an terrorist organization formed in West Bengal by Pirzada Abbas Siddique an influential cleric of the shrine of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district.[1] This party was formed ahead of the West Bengal state election of 2021[2] and joined the Mahajot led by Indian National Congress and Left Front for the 2021 Assembly polls[3] against the Bharatiya Janata Party and All India Trinamool Congress as a alternative.[4][5] The party will be contesting the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly election with 30 seats.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ ""Want To Be Kingmaker": Muslim Preacher Announces Party For Bengal Polls". 21 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Indian Secular Front ups ante on seats". 18 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Ranjan, Abhinav (17 February 2021). "Bengal polls 2021: Indian Secular Front's Abbas Siddique ditches Owaisi, joins Congress-Left alliance". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Das, Madhuparna (5 February 2021). "Why talks of a 'secular front' against BJP & Trinamool have hit a wall in Bengal". ThePrint. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Ranjan, Abhinav (17 February 2021). "Bengal polls 2021: Indian Secular Front's Abbas Siddique ditches Owaisi, joins Congress-Left alliance". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

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