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The '''Indian Secular Front''' ({{small|abbr.}} '''ISF''')  is a political party formed in West Bengal by 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 a political party formed in West Bengal by Abbas Siddique, an influential cleric of the shrine of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district in January 2021.<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 |url=https://theprint.in/politics/why-talks-of-a-secular-front-against-bjp-trinamool-have-hit-a-wall-in-bengal/599505/|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> However, the Congress leader [[Anand Sharma]] slammed the party's decision and calls it "painful and shameful".<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-03-02|title=West Bengal polls 2021: Congress' Anand Sharma calls tie-up with Indian Secular Front 'painful and shameful' - India News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/west-bengal-polls-2021-congress-anand-sharma-calls-tie-up-with-indian-secular-front-painful-and-shameful-9362811.html|date=1 March 2021|website=Firstpost}}</ref> The party will be contesting the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly election with 37 seats.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-03-01|title=30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui|url=https://theprint.in/politics/why-talks-of-a-secular-front-against-bjp-trinamool-have-hit-a-wall-in-bengal/599505/|website=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 |url=https://theprint.in/politics/why-talks-of-a-secular-front-against-bjp-trinamool-have-hit-a-wall-in-bengal/599505/|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> However, the Congress leader [[Anand Sharma]] slammed the party's decision and calls it "painful and shameful".<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-03-02|title=West Bengal polls 2021: Congress' Anand Sharma calls tie-up with Indian Secular Front 'painful and shameful' - India News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/west-bengal-polls-2021-congress-anand-sharma-calls-tie-up-with-indian-secular-front-painful-and-shameful-9362811.html|date=1 March 2021|website=Firstpost}}</ref> The party will be contesting the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly election with 37 seats.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-03-01|title=30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui|url=https://theprint.in/politics/why-talks-of-a-secular-front-against-bjp-trinamool-have-hit-a-wall-in-bengal/599505/|website=telegraphindia.com}}</ref>


On March 2, 2021 the West Bengal police recovered a shotgun, bombs and bomb-making equipment from the residence of a ISF activist at Situri followed by the arrest of accused's father.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-03-03|title=Bombs Recovered From Indian Secular Front Worker's Residence In West Bengal: Police|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bombs-recovered-from-isf-workers-residence-in-wb-2382226|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
On March 2, 2021, the West Bengal police recovered a shotgun, bombs and bomb-making equipment from the residence of an ISF activist at Situri followed by the arrest of the accused's father.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-03-03|title=Bombs Recovered From Indian Secular Front Worker's Residence In West Bengal: Police|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bombs-recovered-from-isf-workers-residence-in-wb-2382226|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>


On March 12, the party released its first list of 26 constituencies it will be contesting in the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal. The announcement comes amid an ongoing tussle between the ISF and Congress over seat-sharing. The seats the ISF will be contesting are Mahisadal, Canning Purba, Bhangar, Metiabruz, Panchla, Uluberia Purba, Basirhat Uttar, Ashoknagar, Amdanga, Asansol Uttar, Entally, Madhyamgram and Khanakul.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Super|last1=User|accessdate=2021-03-13|title=Abbas Siddiqui's ISF releases first list of 26 seats for Bengal polls|url=https://thefederal.com/west-bengal-elections-20201/abbas-siddiquis-isf-releases-first-list-of-26-seats-for-bengal-polls/|date=13 March 2021|website=The Federal}}</ref>
On March 12, the party released its first list of 26 constituencies it will be contesting in the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal. The announcement comes amid an ongoing tussle between the ISF and Congress over seat-sharing. The seats the ISF will be contesting are Mahisadal, Canning Purba, Bhangar, Metiabruz, Panchla, Uluberia Purba, Basirhat Uttar, Ashoknagar, Amdanga, Asansol Uttar, Entally, Madhyamgram and Khanakul.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Super|last1=User|accessdate=2021-03-13|title=Abbas Siddiqui's ISF releases first list of 26 seats for Bengal polls|url=https://thefederal.com/west-bengal-elections-20201/abbas-siddiquis-isf-releases-first-list-of-26-seats-for-bengal-polls/|date=13 March 2021|website=The Federal}}</ref>

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Indian Secular Front
AbbreviationISF
PresidentNaushad Siddiqui
SecretarySrimon Soren
FounderAbbas Siddique
Founded21 January 2021 (5 years ago) (2021-01-21)
HeadquartersKolkata, India
Ideology
Political positionCentre-Left
AllianceMahajot
Election symbol
Envelope
Party flag

The Indian Secular Front (abbr. ISF) is a political party formed in West Bengal by Abbas Siddique, an influential cleric of the shrine of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district in January 2021.[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] However, the Congress leader Anand Sharma slammed the party's decision and calls it "painful and shameful".[6] The party will be contesting the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly election with 37 seats.[7]

On March 2, 2021, the West Bengal police recovered a shotgun, bombs and bomb-making equipment from the residence of an ISF activist at Situri followed by the arrest of the accused's father.[8]

On March 12, the party released its first list of 26 constituencies it will be contesting in the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal. The announcement comes amid an ongoing tussle between the ISF and Congress over seat-sharing. The seats the ISF will be contesting are Mahisadal, Canning Purba, Bhangar, Metiabruz, Panchla, Uluberia Purba, Basirhat Uttar, Ashoknagar, Amdanga, Asansol Uttar, Entally, Madhyamgram and Khanakul.[9]

Candidates

The party president Simul Soren will contest from Haripal in Hooghly district, while Mohammed Iqbal and Nuruzzaman will be the party's candidates from Entally and Metiabruz. They are yet to announce the names of candidates from Canning Purba, Jangipara, Bhangar, Madhyamgram, Haroa and Mayureshwar.[10]

Constituency No. Constituency Candidate Ref.
250 Raipur Milan Mandi [11]
208 Mahisadal Bikram Chatterjee
232 Chandrakona Goranga Das
133 Kulpi Sirajudin Ghazi
135 Mandirbazar Sanchay Sarkar
183 Jagatballavpur Sk Shabbir Ahmed
196 Haripal Simol Soren
202 Khanakul Faisal Khan
157 Metiaburuz Nuruzzaman
175 Panchla Md Jalil
176 Uluberia Purba Abbasuddin Khan
89 Ranaghat Uttar Purba Dinesh Chandra Biswas
90 Krishnaganj Anup Mondal
125 Basirhat Baijid Amin
123 Sandeshkhali Barun Mahato
82 Chapra Kanchan Maitra
101 Ashoknagar Tapas Chakraborty
102 Amdanga Jamal Uddin
163 Asansol Uttar Md Mustaqim
281 Entally Md Iqbal Alam

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 (1 March 2021). "Why talks of a 'secular front' against BJP & Trinamool have". ThePrint.
  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. "West Bengal polls 2021: Congress' Anand Sharma calls tie-up with Indian Secular Front 'painful and shameful' - India News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  7. "30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. "Bombs Recovered From Indian Secular Front Worker's Residence In West Bengal: Police". NDTV.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. User, Super (13 March 2021). "Abbas Siddiqui's ISF releases first list of 26 seats for Bengal polls". The Federal. Retrieved 13 March 2021. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  10. KolkataMarch 15, Press Trust of India; March 15, 2021UPDATED:; Ist, 2021 04:31. "Abbas Siddiqui's ISF releases names of 20 candidates for West Bengal elections". India Today. Retrieved 16 March 2021. {{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help); |first3= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.