Revolutionary Youth Association

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Revolutionary Youth Association

Abbreviation	RYA
Formation	23 March 1990
Type	Youth organisation
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Charu Bhawan, U-90, Shakarpur, Delhi-110092
Membership	38,000 (2017)
National President	Manoj Manzil
National General Secretary	Niraj Kumar
Affiliations	CPIML Liberation IPF (1990-1992)

Revolutionary Youth Association (RYA) is the youth wing of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation).^[1] RYA is one of the biggest left wing youth association in India. RYA is biggest left wing youth association in the Indian state like Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Uttarpradesh, etc. The RYA was established on 23 March 1995. Sixth National Conference was held in Varanasi on 15–16 December 2018. The Conference elected Manoj Manzil as National President and Niraj Kumar as General Secretary along with a national council of 75 members and 9 Central committee members.^[2]

The RYA states that it supports universal dignified employment, equitable education, civil liberties, freedom and equality for women, social justice and secularism. It also says that it supports democratic values and the role of science. The RYA also states that it favors establishing ties with other left wing youth groups, especially in Asia.^[3][4]

The RYA states that it opposes fascism, Dictatorism, anarchism, statism, criminal and NGO trends, as well as attempts to divide Indian youth on caste, class, religious and ethnic divides.