Praja Party
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Praja Party
Krishak Praja Party Krishak Sramik Party |
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| Former provincial party | |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Dissolved | 1958 |
| Ideology |
Anti-feudalism Agriculturalism Progressivism Populism Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
The Krishak Sramik Party was a major anti-feudal political party in the British Indian province of Bengal and later in the Dominion of Pakistan's East Bengal and East Pakistan provinces. It was founded in 1929 as the Praja Party (Tenant Party) to represent the interests of tenant farmers in Bengal's landed gentry estates. In 1936, it took the name of Krishak Praja Party (Farmer-Tenant Party) and contested the 1937 election. The party formed the first government in the Bengal Legislative Assembly. After the partition of British India, it was reorganized as the Krishak Sramik Party (Farmer-Labour Party) to contest the 1954 election, as part of the United Front. The coalition won the election and formed the provincial government in the East Bengal Legislative Assembly.
The party's politics played an important role in the growth of Bengali Muslim political consciousness; it also received support from large sections of the Bengali Hindu population who resented the influence of the landed gentry.
The party was the political vehicle of the Bengali lawyer and politician A. K. Fazlul Huq, who served as the Prime Minister of Bengal and Chief Minister of East Bengal. Two other chief ministers from the party included Abu Hussain Sarkar and Ataur Rahman Khan; the latter later served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Abdus Sattar, one of the party's leaders, became the President of Bangladesh.
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