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| Abbreviation | AMB |
| Founder | Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar |
| Headquarters | Kolkata,West Bengal |
| Membership | 764,432 (2017) |
| Ideology | Progressive Utilization Theory Bengali nationalism |
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Amra Bangali (Bengali:আমরা বাঙালী[ˈamɾaˑˈbaŋaliˑ];lit. 'We Are Bengalis') is apolitical party inIndia, based on the socio-economic and political philosophyProgressive Utilization Theory[1] given byPrabhat Ranjan Sarkar;[2] the party was sparked off in reaction against anti-Bengali rhetoric inNortheast India.[3] Amra Bangali enjoyed a short stint in the spotlight in the mid-1980s when it even won somegram panchayat seats in border districts.[2] Today, AMB is involved in various movements and protests including those against theDarjeelingGorkhas calling for the creation of new state ofGorkhaland.[4] It protestedNational Register of Citizens for Assam andCitizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.[5][6][7]
The politics of Amra Bangali is based on Sarkar's ideas of economic and political democracy. The party is organized inWest Bengal, as well as in other states with large Bengali populations such asTripura,Bihar,Odisha,Assam andJharkhand. The only real political breakthrough the party has had was in Tripura during the 1980s, when the party entered theLegislative Assembly.[citation needed]
Bhuban Bijoy Majumder, resident of Tripura, was a famous leader of the party.[8][9]
Bangalistan (বাঙালীস্তান[ˈbaŋalist̪an]) is the proposed state for theBengalis inIndia[10][11][12] and self-sufficient socio-economic zone promoted by the supporters of the Indian political party Amra Bangali.[1] Basically, it is a social movement, based onPrabhat Ranjan Sarkar's socio-economic and political philosophyPROUT.[1] Bengal or Bangalistan was divided several times in the past.[13] TheMandai Massacre,Nellie Massacre, etc. proves the hurtful conditions of theBengalis in India.[14] The Amra Bangali protested theNational Register of Citizens for Assam.[12][15] The Bengalis want to reorganize Bangalistan as per the Article 3(a) of Part 1 of theConstitution of India to save themselves from oppression and exploitation.[16] The Bangalistan envisioned by the party would include the whole ofWest Bengal,Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Tripura, and some parts ofAssam,Bihar andJharkhand.[1][12]
The demands of Amra Bangali include:
The aims and objectives of Amra Bangali include:
The wing organisations of Amra Bangali are:[17]
Bengali-speaking Indian citizens living in India ... resented being portrayed as infiltrators ... Fearing for their position, they began creating organizations to protect their interests, e.g. 'Amra Bangali' ... 'If the eviction of Bengalis from Assam does not stop, all Bengal will be set afire!' Slogan of the political group Amra Bangali ... 1981.
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