R. P. Saraf
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R. P. Saraf, full name Ram Piara Saraf, (1924 – 24 June 2009) was a Kashmir
i politician. In 1952, Saraf was elected to the Constituent assembly of Jammu and Kashmir
from the Kadal constituency. He was a member of the state legislative assembly for ten years. In 1958, he co founded the Democratic National Conference Party. Saraf was a leader in the early years of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
. In Kashmir
the entire Communist Party of India (Marxist)
(CPI(M)) organization had gone with Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(CPI(ML)). At the CPI(ML) party congress in 1970 Saraf was elected to the Central Committee. Two former Members of the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir
, Kristhan Dev Sethi and Abdul Kabir Wani, joined Saraf's group. The formerly CPI(M) local organ Jammu Sandesh became the regional CPI(ML) publication. Saraf later lead his own splinter-group, the Internationalist Democratic Party. He is the founder of Nature Human Centric Movement and later left the Internationalist Democratic Party.
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
i politician. In 1952, Saraf was elected to the Constituent assembly of Jammu and Kashmir
Constituent assembly of Jammu and Kashmir
Constituent assembly of Jammu and Kashmir was a body of representatives elected in 1951 to write the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir.-Background:...
from the Kadal constituency. He was a member of the state legislative assembly for ten years. In 1958, he co founded the Democratic National Conference Party. Saraf was a leader in the early years of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
The Communist Party of India was formed by the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries at a congress in Calcutta in 1969. The foundation of the party was declared by Kanu Sanyal at a mass-meeting in Calcutta on the 22nd of April .-History:CPI advocated armed revolution and...
. In Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
the entire Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
(CPI(M)) organization had gone with Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
The Communist Party of India was formed by the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries at a congress in Calcutta in 1969. The foundation of the party was declared by Kanu Sanyal at a mass-meeting in Calcutta on the 22nd of April .-History:CPI advocated armed revolution and...
(CPI(ML)). At the CPI(ML) party congress in 1970 Saraf was elected to the Central Committee. Two former Members of the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
, Kristhan Dev Sethi and Abdul Kabir Wani, joined Saraf's group. The formerly CPI(M) local organ Jammu Sandesh became the regional CPI(ML) publication. Saraf later lead his own splinter-group, the Internationalist Democratic Party. He is the founder of Nature Human Centric Movement and later left the Internationalist Democratic Party.