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{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = Amra Bangali
|party_logo=[[File:Amra bangali symbol.png|200px]]
| colorcode = {{party color|Amra Bangali}}
| abbreviation = AMB
| alliance     =  
| eci =     
|electoral_symbol = [[File:Candle.svg|20px]]
| ideology = [[Progressive Utilization Theory]]<br>[[Bengali nationalism]]
| membership = 764,432 (2017)
| headquarters = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
|foundation= 1963
|founder=[[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]]}}
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'''Amra Bangali'''{{efn|{{langx|bn|আমরা বাঙালী}} {{IPA|bn|ˈamɾaˑ ˈbaŋaliˑ|}}; {{lit|We Are Bengalis}}}} is a [[political party]] in [[India]], based on the socio-economic and political philosophy [[Progressive Utilization Theory]]<ref name="ProutGlobe15032012">{{Cite web|url=https://proutglobe.org/2012/03/amra-bangali/|title=Amra Bangali|last=prbhkr|date=2012-03-15|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> given by [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]];<ref name=IndExp08>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/who-are-the-amra-bangalis-/322021|title=Who are the Amra Bangalis?|date=13 Jun 2008|work=Indian Express|access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref> the party was sparked off in reaction against anti-Bengali rhetoric in [[Northeast India]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Van Schendel |first=Willem |date=2005|title=The Bengal Borderland: Beyond State and Nation in South Asia |publisher=Anthem Press |page=197 |isbn=978-1-84331-145-4 |quote="Bengali-speaking Indian citizens living in India ... resented being portrayed as infiltrators ... Fearing for their position, they began creating organizations to protect their interests, e.g. 'Amra Bangali' ... 'If the eviction of Bengalis from Assam does not stop, all Bengal will be set afire!' Slogan of the political group Amra Bangali ... 1981."}}</ref> Amra Bangali enjoyed a short stint in the spotlight in the mid-1980s when it even won some [[gram panchayat]] seats in border districts.<ref name=IndExp08 /> Today, AMB is involved in various movements and protests including those against the [[Darjeeling]] [[Gorkhas]] calling for the creation of new state of [[Gorkhaland]].<ref name="dt">{{cite news |last1=Khawas |first1=Vimal |title=Amra Bangali and its philosophy |url=http://www.darjeelingtimes.com/news/news/Amra-Bangali-and-its-philosophy-.html |access-date=28 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903113946/http://www.darjeelingtimes.com/news/news/Amra-Bangali-and-its-philosophy-.html |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It protested [[National Register of Citizens for Assam]] and [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Group warns of protest in Tripura |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/group-warns-of-protest-in-tripura/cid/1737454 |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amra Bangali staged protest against NRC and CAB |url=https://www.tripurachronicle.in/Tripura/amra-bangali-staged-protest-against-nrc-and-cab-19234.cms |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=www.tripurachronicle.in |archive-date=2022-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612201632/https://www.tripurachronicle.in/Tripura/amra-bangali-staged-protest-against-nrc-and-cab-19234.cms |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amra Bengali joins the chorus of protest against NRC - Sentinelassam |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/amra-bengali-joins-the-chorus-of-protest-against-nrc/ |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=The Sentinel Assam |date=4 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

The politics of Amra Bangali is based on Sarkar's ideas of economic and political democracy. The party is organized in [[West Bengal]], as well as in other Indian states with large Bengali populations such as [[Tripura]], [[Bihar]], [[Odisha]], [[Assam]] and [[Jharkhand]]. The only real political breakthrough the party has had was in Tripura during the 1980s, when the party entered the [[Tripura Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]].{{fact|date=February 2025}}

Bhuban Bijoy Majumder, resident of Tripura, was a leader of the party.<ref>The Eyewitness: Tales from Tripura's Ethnic Conflict, Manas Paul.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tripura West Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/tripura-west-lok-sabha|access-date=2020-06-13|website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>

==Bangalistan==
Bangalistan ({{Lang|bn|বাঙালীস্তান}} {{IPA|bn|ˈbaŋalist̪an|}}) is the proposed state for the [[Bengalis]] in [[India]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sabrangindia.in/article/turmoil-north-east-demand-bangalistan|title=Turmoil in the North East: The demand for Bangalistan|date=2020-01-28|website=SabrangIndia|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref><ref name="ProutGlobe21112015">{{Cite web|url=https://proutglobe.org/2015/11/10-points-demand-presented-at-6000-strong-amra-bengali-meet/|title=10 Points Demand Presented at 6000 Strong Amra Bengali Meet|last=prbhkr|date=2015-11-21|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref><ref name="Prothomalo">{{Cite news |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/international/article/1624702|script-title=bn:আসামে এনআরসির প্রতিবাদে কলকাতায় সমাবেশ|website=Prothom Alo|date=17 November 2019 |language=bn|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> and self-sufficient socio-economic zone promoted by the supporters of the Indian political party Amra Bangali.<ref name="ProutGlobe15032012"/> Basically, it is a social movement, based on [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]]'s socio-economic and political philosophy [[PROUT]].<ref name="ProutGlobe15032012" /> Bengal or Bangalistan was divided several times in the past.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/partition-of-bengal-1905-divide-and-rule-protests-1368958-2018-10-16|title=Partition of Bengal, 1905: All about the divide and rule that spurred protests|magazine=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> The [[Mandai massacre|Mandai Massacre]], [[Nellie massacre|Nellie Massacre]], etc. proves the hurtful conditions of the [[Bengalis]] in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiandefence.com/threads/nellie-massacre-a-political-blunder-done-by-congress-in-their-quest-to-gain-power.47201/|title=Nellie massacre - A political blunder done by Congress in their quest to gain Power|website=Indian Defence Forum|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-16|archive-date=2020-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220113517/http://indiandefence.com/threads/nellie-massacre-a-political-blunder-done-by-congress-in-their-quest-to-gain-power.47201/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Amra Bangali protested the [[National Register of Citizens for Assam]].<ref name="Prothomalo" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tripura-infoway.com/news-details/TN/88549/protest-in-tripura-against-assam-rsquo-s-nrc-bengali-party-calls-assamese-too-are-refugees.html|title=TRIPURAINFOWAY : Tripura's Latest News, Views & IT Portal|website=tripura-infoway.com|access-date=2020-04-18|archive-date=2022-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326162701/http://tripura-infoway.com/news-details/TN/88549/protest-in-tripura-against-assam-rsquo-s-nrc-bengali-party-calls-assamese-too-are-refugees.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Bengalis want to reorganize Bangalistan as per the Article 3(a) of Part 1 of the [[Constitution of India]] to save themselves from oppression and exploitation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1659104/|title=Article 3 in The Constitution Of India 1949|website=indiankanoon.org|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> The Bangalistan envisioned by the party would include the whole of [[West Bengal]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Tripura]], and some parts of [[Assam]], [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]].<ref name="ProutGlobe15032012" /><ref name="Prothomalo" />

== Demands ==
The demands of Amra Bangali include:

* Like [[Marathi people|Marathi]], [[Punjabis|Punjabi]], [[Tamils]], etc. are given respective homelands in the federated structure of India, Bengalis should be given their homelands – [[Bangalistan]].
* [[Bengali language]] should be used in all official and non-official works all over Bangalistan. 
* The [[Bengali Regiment|Bengali regiment]] should be reintroduced into the [[Indian Army]],  like Maratha, Sikh etc. regiments.
* All Bengali immigrants should be granted Indian nationality without a question mark. 
* The amendments to Citizenship Charter that were done in the 1986 and 2003 need to be cancelled. 
*In the entire North-East including [[Manipur]]– Assam, there is a systematic conspiracy to cancel voting rights of Bengalis and place them in outsiders' camps – this has to be stopped forthwith.
*The local youths must be given 100% employment as per [[Progressive Utilization Theory]]  (PROUT).
*Block level planning has to be introduced and agro industries have to be established. Agriculture has to be given the status of industry.
*The publication of advertisements and showing of TV serials, cinemas, etc., which are disrespectful to the dignity of women have to be stopped forthwith, etc.<ref name="ProutGlobe21112015"/><ref name="Prothomalo" />

== Aims and objectives ==
The aims and objectives of Amra Bangali include:
* Restoration and development of [[Bengali language]] and [[Culture of Bengal|culture]].
* Economic [[self-sufficiency]].
* [[Self-determination]] in socio-political field.
*Re-organization of the territory of Bengal with all the like-minded people having respect for Bengali language and culture and giving a new name [[Bangalistan]]<ref name="ProutGlobe15032012"/> to this territory.

== Wing organisations ==
The wing organisations of Amra Bangali are:<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|script-title=bn:আমরা বাঙালী কর্তৃক নেতাজীর ১২৩-তম জন্মদিন পালন |url=https://notunprithivi.com/bn/amaraa-baanaalai-karatarka-naetaajaira-123-tama-janamadaina-paalana|website=notunprithivi.com|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref>

* Bangali Chhatra–Yuva Samaj
* Bangali Mahila Samaj
* Bangali Karshak Samaj
* Bangali Sramajiibii Samaj
*Bangali Vidvat Samaj

== See also ==
* [[List of political parties in India]]
* [[Political parties in Tripura]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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{{Indian political parties}}
{{Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar}}

== External links ==
* [https://amraabangali.org/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205001607/https://amraabangali.org/ |date=2020-12-05 }} (Bengali)

[[Category:Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]]
[[Category:Political parties in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Political parties with year of establishment missing]]