Fraternity Movement

Fraternity Movement
FormationApril 30, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-04-30)
HeadquartersNew Delhi
FieldsStudent and Youth
National Secretary
Afreen Fatima
President
Mohammed Asim Khan
Websitefraternityindia.org

The Fraternity Movement is a student-youth party in India working for strengthening democracy, social justice and fraternity. It is a growing student organization in many regions of India especially in West Bengal, Kerala and Delhi. It serves as the students wing of the Welfare Party of India. The slogan of the movement is "Democracy, Social Justice and Fraternity".[1][2]

In 2017, Fraternity made its foray into politics by winning a seat in the college students council of the Maharaja's College in Ernakulam.[3] Fraternity Movement candidate Afreen Fatima won the student union elections of Jawaharlal Nehru University as a councillor in 2019.[4][5]

During the Anti-Citizenship protests that sparked India in December 2019, Fraternity Movement blocked the Calicut international airport.[6] Several members of Fraternity Movement, were jailed for their involvement in the protests.[7]

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  3. ^ "A campus politics 'dark horse' creates buzz | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. tnn. Aug 26, 2017. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  4. ^ "Why JNU's Afreen Fatima can't be cowed down by Left or Right". OnManorama.
  5. ^ "Our Alliance In JNUSU Polls Is 'Conscious Unity Of The Oppressed': BAPSA-Fraternity". NDTV.com.
  6. ^ "Calicut Airport Blocked by Fraternity Movement". The Times Of India.
  7. ^ Usmani, Sharjeel. "Sharjeel Usmani arrested by UP ATS". countercurrents.org.