Samajwadi Krantikari Sena

The Samajwadi Krantikari Sena (Socialist Revolutionary Army) was a political organisation and private army that operated in Saharsa district of Bihar in India.[1] It was founded in 1980 by Anand Mohan Singh and all of its members consisted of members of the Rajput caste who formed part of the feudal elite of Saharsa district and surrounding areas.[2]

The Samajwadi Krantikari Sena was part of a wave of caste-based militias that were formed in Bihar during the 1970s onwards.[3] The group claimed that its aim was to fight against the reservation policies that it believed to be as bad as the divide-and-rule policies of the British Raj. The prime objective of the Sena was to work against reservation quotas for any caste. The group, along with its leader, has also been implicated in several politically-motivated murders.[4]

Singh later joined the Janata Dal party.

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References
  1. Rajesh Kumar Nayak (2012). "Naxalism, Private caste based-militias and Rural Violence in Central Bihar". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 73: 1303–1312. JSTOR 44156331.
  2. Smita Narula; Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1999). Broken People: Caste Violence Against India's "untouchables". Human Rights Watch. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-1-56432-228-9.
  3. Anil Dutta Mishra (2002). Rediscovering Gandhi. Mittal Publications. pp. 86–. ISBN 978-81-7099-836-5.
  4. News, Rediff (11 July 2012). "DM's killer Anand Mohan is Robinhood for Bihar villagers". Reddif. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

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