Dr. Syamaprasad Jana Jagaran Manch
Dr. Syamaprasad Jana Jagaran Manch is a forum of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dissidents in the Indian state of West Bengal. The forum was launched on December 5, 2004 by former Union Minister Tapan Sikdar.[1]
The organisation held its first convention in Kolkata on March 8, 2006.[2]
The forum is named after Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Sikdar maintains that the organisation is apolitical (in the sense that it is not a political party), and that he still sympathises with BJP. The group campaigns against Bangladeshi immigration to West Bengal.[3]
Former senior BJP leader K.N. Govindacharya is associated with the group.
References
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"Dissident BJP leaders float parallel body in West Bengal". Deccan Herald. 2004-12-05. p. 1. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved 2006-08-14.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sikdar organises first Mancha convention". expressindia.com. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
- ^ "Bangladeshi infiltration continues unabated: Tapan Sikdar". oneindia.com. 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2006-08-15.