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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.<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> | ||
Revision as of 22:53, 1 March 2021
Indian Secular Front | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ISF |
| President | Naushad Siddiqui |
| Secretary | Srimon Soren |
| Founder | Pirzada Abbas Siddique |
| Founded | 15 February 2021 |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, India |
| Ideology | Secularism Centrist |
| Alliance | Congress-Left |
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.[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
- ↑ ""Want To Be Kingmaker": Muslim Preacher Announces Party For Bengal Polls". 21 January 2021.
- ↑ "Indian Secular Front ups ante on seats". 18 February 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.