Socialist Party (India)
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Socialist Party has been the name of several political parties in India, all of which have their roots in the Congress Socialist Party during the freedom struggle.
Background
Socialism had a late appearance in Indian politics and this was attributed to a preoccupation on the part of political activists with the independence movement.[1] Differences in class, political perspectives, and economic objectives were set aside in favor of securing freedom from the British colonial rule. Specifically, socialist doctrines were even seen as a liability due to its theme of class conflict, which could have weakened national forces in their struggle for freedom.[1]
Once the socialist movement emerged, the Indian concept turned out to be different due to its rejection of the orthodox Marxist dogma or the so-called scientific socialist doctrines that focus on the dictatorship of the proletariat.[2] The Indian model holds that socialism cannot be achieved through the State apparatus. One of its rationales stated that "If the State is looked upon as the sole agent for social reconstruction, we get nothing but a regimented society in which the State is all powerful and popular initiative is extinct and the individual is made a cog in a vast inhuman machine."[2] Indian socialism became aligned with the Gandhian principle that right outcomes would only be achieved through the right means.[2] Overall, it has clear links to traditional Indian thought and philosophical traditions.[1]
The former Congress Socialist Party
The original Socialist Party had its roots in the
Socialist Party (1951)
Despite
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Praja Socialist Party
The Praja Socialist Party was an Indian
In 1972, SSP was reunited with PSP, forming the Socialist Party.[3]
In 1974 and 1975, JP led
After the Emergency, the Socialist Party joined with a number of other groups to form the Bharatiya Lok Dal, which fused in 1977 into Janata Party as an omnibus opposition to Congress Party rule.
Samyukta Socialist Party
The Samyukta Socialist Party was a political party in India from 1964 to 1972. SSP was formed through a split in the Praja Socialist Party (PSP) in 1964. In 1965, Ram Manohar Lohia merged his Socialist Party (Lohia) with SSP. In 1972, SSP was reunited with PSP, forming the Socialist Party.[3] The General Secretary of the SSP from 1969 to 1971 was George Fernandes.
Socialist Party (1972)
In 1972, one faction of
Samajwadi Party
The
Socialist Party (India), 2011
In 2011, several socialist groups and individuals formed the Socialist Party (India), which intends to carry forward the legacy of the Socialist Party formed in 1948. The party was formed through a resolution passed by Mr. Pannalal Surana at the foundation conference on 28 May 2011, under the chairmanship of Prof. Keshav Rao Jadhav.
Party National Conference held at Wardha in Gujarath on 28–30 September 2021 elected Adv Thampan Thomas Ex MP from Kerala as president and Dr.Sandeep Pandey of UP as General Secretary.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Rao, V.K.R.V. (1982). Indian Socialism: Retrospect and Prospect. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. pp. 3, 85.
- ^ ISBN 8176252271.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-7100-878-0.
- ^ "Fernandes 'sought CIA funding' during Emergency". 'The Hindu. Retrieved 5 August 2013.