Bangalistan
Bangalistan (Bengali: বাঙালীস্তান) is the name of a proposed separate land or state for the Bengalis in India[1][2][3] and it is also a self-sufficient socio-economic zone promoted by the supporters of the political party 'Amra Bangali'.[4] It is a social movement, based on the socio-economic and political theory "Progressive Utilization Theory" (PROUT) given by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar.[4] Bengal or Bangalistan was divided several times in the past.[5] The Nellie Massacre, Mandai Massacre, etc. are the examples of criminal activities done against the Bengalis in India.[6] The Bengalis or the followers of Bangalistan movement protested the National Register of Citizens for Assam.[2][7] The main demand of the movement is to reorganize Bangalistan to save the Bengalis from oppression and exploitation.[3] The areas of Bangalistan in India are: the whole of West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Tripura and some parts of Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam, etc.[4][2] The Bengalis want to reorganize Bangalistan as per the Article 3(a) of Part 1 of the Constitution of India.[8]
Demands
changeThe demands of Bangalistan movement are :[2][3]
- Bangalistan must be reorganized for the Bengalis.
- The national rights of Bengalis must be kept.
- Bengali language must be used in all official and non-official works in the Bengali speaking states or zones or areas.
- The Bengali regiment must be reorganized.
- All Indian origin Bengali immigrants must be granted Indian nationality.
References
change- ↑ "Turmoil in the North East: The demand for Bangalistan". SabrangIndia. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "আসামে এনআরসির প্রতিবাদে কলকাতায় সমাবেশ". প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 prbhkr (2015-11-21). "10 Points Demand Presented at 6000 Strong Amra Bengali Meet". Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 prbhkr (2012-03-15). "Amra Bangali". Archived from the original on 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ↑ "Partition of Bengal, 1905: All about the divide and rule that spurred protests". India Today. October 16, 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ↑ "Nellie massacre - A political blunder done by Congress in their quest to gain Power". Indian Defence Forum. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ↑ "TRIPURAINFOWAY : Tripura's Latest News, Views & IT Portal". tripura-infoway.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ↑ "Article 3 in The Constitution Of India 1949". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 2020-04-16.