Welfare Party of India

Welfare Party of India is an Indian Political party, Welfare Party of India to contest polls, striving for what it deems "value-based politics" in India.[1] Its first National President was Mujtaba Farooq, and other key leaders were Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, Ilyas Azmi, Zafarul Islam Khan, Maulana Abdul Wahab Khilji and Lalita Naik.[2] It works across India with state and district level committees.

Welfare Party of India
AbbreviationWPI
LeaderSyed Qasim Rasool Ilyas
FounderSyed Qasim Rasool Ilyas
Founded18 April 2011; 13 years ago (2011-04-18)
HeadquartersE-57/1, 2nd Floor, Scholars Apartment, A.F.E - Part 1. Okhla, New Delhi - 110025
Student wingFraternity Movement
Labour wingFederation of Indian Trade Unions
IdeologyValue-based politics
Welfare state
ECI StatusRegistered party
Website
Official website

History

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WPI was founded in 2011 under leadership of Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas in Delhi. [3]

Known branches

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The Welfare Party of Kerala is the Kerala unit of the Welfare Party of India. It was launched on 19 October 2011 at Tagore Hall, Kozhikode.[4]

The organization argues for comprehensive land reform. Several struggles and seminars were organized by the landless people of Kerala.[5][6]

It has a students' wing called Fraternity Movement.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jamaat launches party, Christian priest is vice-president". Indian Express. 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ The Milli Gazette. "Jamaat-e Islami to launch political party". Milligazette.com. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ^ "'Demonetisation has disrupted economy, affected the poor'". The Hindu. 29 November 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. ^ TwoCircles.net (19 October 2011). "Welfare Party launched in Kerala – TwoCircles.net". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  5. ^ TwoCircles.net (10 October 2012). "Welfare Party workers march to Kerala Secretariat – TwoCircles.net". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Land summit by WPI". The Hindu. 7 May 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. ^ "A campus politics 'dark horse' creates buzz | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. tnn. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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