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Peace Party | |
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| Abbreviation | PECP |
| President | Mohamed Ayub |
| Secretary | Farooq Ahmad |
| Founded | February 2008 |
| Headquarters | Johra Complex, Barhalganj, Gorakhpur - 273402 (U.P.) |
| Ideology | Muslim minority interests |
| ECI Status | State Party[1] |
| Seats in Uttar Pradesh | 0 / 403 |
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The Peace Party (PECP) is a political party in India. It became the sixth largest political party of India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, following the state legislative assembly elections of 2012. It won three seats in those elections. But failed to won any 1 of them in 2017 Elections. Ahead of 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election Peace party of India formed an alliance with Rashtriya Ulama Council.
The party was founded in February 2008 by Mohamed Ayub, who is a surgeon by profession and philanthropist.
It claims to fight for the rights of only Muslims. It has organized many protest against Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Uttar Pradesh. Many Leaders of PECP are facing NSA charges on them due to incitation of communal riots in name of protest and posting communal ad which can lead to communal tension.[2]
- ^ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "NSA slapped on Peace Party president for stoking tension | Lucknow News". The Times of India. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.