Indian National Congress (R)
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Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) | |
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| Abbreviation | INC(R) |
| Founder | Indira Gandhi |
| Founded | 12 November 1969 |
| Split from | INC |
| Succeeded by | INC |
| Ideology | Secularism[1] Nehruvian socialism[2] Economic nationalism[3] Pro-Soviet sentiment[4] |
| Political position | Left-wing[5] |
| Colours | Turquoise |
Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) was created in 1969; it was created and led by
Indian National Congress (O) and Indian National Congress (R)
.
The letter 'R' stands for 'Requisition'.[6] The original congress party then became the Indian National Congress (Organisation), or Congress (O), and was led by Kamaraj. It was informally called the organisation Congress or Syndicate and retained the party symbol of a pair of bullocks carrying a yoke. Mrs. Gandhi's breakaway faction were given a new symbol of a cow with suckling calf by the Election Commission as the party election symbol.[6]
The split occurred when, in 1969, a united opposition under the banner of
Indian National Congress (Urs).[7]
See also
- Indian National Congress breakaway parties
- Indian National Congress
Notes
- ^ "Difference between old congress and new congress? | EduRev Humanities/Arts Question".
- ^ "Difference between old congress and new congress? | EduRev Humanities/Arts Question".
- ^ "Indira Gandhi nationalised 14 Indian banks on this day: Why she did do that and what was the outcome". Times Now. 19 July 2022.
- ^ "1971 When Delhi and Moscow came together". 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Difference between old congress and new congress? | EduRev Humanities/Arts Question".
- ^ ISBN 81-7835-340-7.
- ^ Andersen, Walter K.. India in 1981: Stronger Political Authority and Social Tension, published in Asian Survey, Vol. 22, No. 2, A Survey of Asia in 1981: Part II (Feb., 1982), pp. 119-135
