Krishak Sramik Party

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The Krishak Sramik Party ( KSP ), a politically left-wing party in the former East Pakistan ( Bangladesh ), was a revival of the Krishak Praja Party (KPP). The party was repeatedly accused of changing course frequently and of lacking principles.

The KSP was managed and founded by AK Fazlul Huq (October 26, 1873 - April 27, 1962).

history

Shortly after Pakistan's independence in 1947, Fazlul Huq became Advocate General for the East Pakistan Region (1947–1952). Huq then withdrew from politics for a short time, but as the election of the East Pakistani regional assembly approached, he again actively addressed the political developments in his area. Then he founded the KSP (Krishak Shramik Party), of which he was chairman for a long time.

In the election, the KSP competed with the Awami League and other parties as the United Front against the politically dominant Muslim League . The United Front won the election by a wide margin. As a result, Huq became governor of East Bengal.

Due to differences of opinion between the Awami League and the KSP, this alliance was barely able to implement reforms, as a common denominator was seldom reached. The central government abolished the meeting in 1956, with which the KSP temporarily lost all mandates and the post of governor.

As a result of the new election of the assembly, the alliance of the Awami League and the KSP dissolved. The election result forced the two parties to work together again, which, however, again failed to implement any significant reforms and led to a bizarre type of leadership: the governor's post switched several times between Abu Hussain Sarkar from the KSP and Ataur Rahman Khan from the Awami League.

Martial law was imposed in 1958. In the spring of 1962, any kind of political activity in Bangladesh was again banned by the central government, after which the KSP only continued to exist as a small sub-organization.
Fazlul Huq died on April 27, 1962.

Political

Like the CPP (Krishak Praja Party), the party campaigned for peasants who had been given land after the abolition of the zamindar system (tax collectors). She advocated that elections should be run according to universal adult suffrage. The old constituency system was important to them.

As a government they were only in power in the “United Front” alliance. However, this government has had little constructive results due to disagreements between the two left-wing parties.

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