Krishak Sramik Janata League
Krishak Sramik Janata League কৃষক শ্রমিক জনতা লীগ Peasants' Workers' People's League | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | KSJL |
| President | Center-left |
| Colors | Jungle green |
| Slogan | "Notun Chinta, Notun Shokti, Notun Rajniti" (Bengali) "New Thought, New Power, New Politics" |
| Election symbol | |
| "Gamchha" (Woven towel) | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| www | |
The Krishak Sramik Janata League (
Bangabir Kader Siddiqui, a renowned war hero who led the Kaderia Bahini during the Bangladesh's Liberation War of 1971, after he left Awami League in 1999. Although, the party adopted the Mujibist ideology, which is the ideology of Awami League, the party of Sheikh Mujib. The district of Tangail
, which was headquarters of the Kaderia Bahini, is known as the "stronghold" of the party.
Most of the members of the party are Mujibists and ideologized by the Bangladesh Liberation War. The general secretary of the party is Habibur Rahman Talukdar, who got the Bir Protik award for his contributions in the liberation war.[1] Kader Siddique is still the president of the party.
In the
Sangsad.[2] It joined the Jatiya Oikya Front on 5 November 2018 before the 2018 general elections.[3] Although it left the alliance in 2019.[4] Kader Siddique later stated that "joining the Jatiya Oikya Front led by Kamal Hossain
was the greatest mistake of his life".
Electoral history
Jatiya Sangsad elections
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Alliance | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Abdul Kader Siddiqui
|
261,344 | 0.47% |
1 / 300
|
 1
|
8th | N/A | Opposition |
| 2008 | 102,879 | 0.15% |
0 / 300
|
 1
|
N/A | Extra-parliamentary | ||
| 2014 | boycotted |
0 / 300
|
|
N/A | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| 2018 | 143,918 | 0.17% |
0 / 300
|
|
 JOF
|
Extra-parliamentary | ||
References
- ^ নিবন্ধিত রাজনৈতিক দলসমূহ [Registered Political Parties]. Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "President summons Parliament Oct 28". The Independent. 12 October 2001.
- ^ "Krishak Sramik Janata League led by Kader Siddique joins Oikya Front". bdnews24.com. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Krishak Sramik Janata League quits Jatiya Oikyafront". The Independent. Dhaka. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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