The Republican Sena (translation: Republican Army; RS) is a political party in
India
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.
It was founded by Anandraj Ambedkar on 21 November 1998. Anandraj Ambedkar is son of
Yashwant Ambedkar
Yashwant Bhimrao Ambedkar (12 December 1912 — 17 September 1977), also known as Bhaiyasaheb Ambedkar, was an Indian socio-religious activist, newspaper editor, politician, and activist of Dalit Buddhist movement, Ambedkarite Buddhist movement. ...
and grandson of
B. R. Ambedkar
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Bhīmrāo Rāmjī Āmbēḍkar; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on t ...
. This party is based on ideology of B. R. Ambedkar i.e.
Ambedkarism
Ambedkarism is called as the teaching, ideology or philosophy of B.R. Ambedkar, an Indian economist, barrister, social reformer, and the first of Minister of Law and Justice in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru. Ambedkarism includes specia ...
. The party is primarily based in
Maharashtra
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state.
Republican Sena's supporters occupied the Indu Mill land at
Dadar
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,
Mumbai
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in 2011 to highlight the long-pending demand for the
Statue of Equality or the Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial.
The party has also worked with the
Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi, headed by
Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar.
See also
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List of political parties in India
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Politics of India
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Politics of Maharashtra
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Prakash Ambedkar
Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar (born 10 May 1954), popularly known as Balasaheb Ambedkar, is an Indian politician, writer and lawyer. He is the president of political party called Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi, Vanchit Bahujan Agadi. He is a three-time M ...
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Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi
References
Indian nationalist political parties
Political parties established in 1998
1998 establishments in Maharashtra
Ambedkarite political parties
Dalit politics
Buddhist political parties
Political parties in Maharashtra
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