Indian Secular Front

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Indian Secular Front
AbbreviationISF
PresidentNaushad Siddiqui
SecretarySrimon Soren
FounderAbbas Siddique
Founded15 February 2021 (4 years ago) (2021-02-15)
HeadquartersKolkata, India
Ideology
Political positionCentre-Left
AllianceMahajot
Party flag
ISF flag.svg

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] 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 a ISF activist at Situri followed by the arrest of 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]

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)

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