Krishak Praja Party
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Krishak Praja Party was a prominent agrarian and populist political party in Bengal during the British colonial period, advocating for the rights of peasants and rural communities under the leadership of A. K. Fazlul Huq.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agrarian party
ⓘ
political party ⓘ populist party ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
abolition of illegal cesses
ⓘ
lower land revenue ⓘ social justice for peasants ⓘ |
| alignedInterest | interests of cultivators over landlords ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bengal peasant movement ⓘ |
| coreConstituency |
sharecroppers
ⓘ
smallholders ⓘ tenant cultivators ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| electoralActivity | participated in provincial elections in Bengal ⓘ |
| founder | A. K. Fazlul Huq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
land reform
ⓘ
protection of tenant rights ⓘ reduction of peasant indebtedness ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | challenged dominance of landlord-backed parties in Bengal ⓘ |
| ideology |
agrarianism
ⓘ
peasant rights ⓘ populism ⓘ |
| languageOfPolitics | Bengali ⓘ |
| leader | A. K. Fazlul Huq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | mobilization of peasant politics in Bengal ⓘ |
| notableLeader | A. K. Fazlul Huq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Bengal Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
landlord exploitation
ⓘ
zamindari system ⓘ |
| organizationalBase | rural Bengal ⓘ |
| politicalFocus |
peasants
ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ tenant farmers ⓘ |
| politicalOpponents |
elite-dominated parties in Bengal
ⓘ
landlord interests in Bengal ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | British Indian provincial politics ⓘ |
| region | Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousComposition | predominantly Muslim support base ⓘ |
| sloganFocus | rights of peasants ⓘ |
| supportBase |
Muslim peasants in Bengal
ⓘ
rural poor in Bengal ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | mass party ⓘ |
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