C.R. Aslam
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Chaudhari Rehmatullah Aslam was a Pakistan
i politician. Aslam was born in Shahkot, near Sheikhupura. During his student days, he was influenced by leftist
ideas. In 1936, he completed his LLB degree. In 1940 he joined the Communist Party of India
(later, his membership transferred to the Communist Party of Pakistan
).
Aslam, who had been directed by the party to engage in trade union
organizing, was arrested in 1948 and 1951. In 1954, the Communist Party was banned. Aslam joined the National Awami Party
. In West Pakistan
, he became a prominent personality of the Maulana Bhasani-wing of the NAP. In 1969 he launched the weekly Awami Jamhuriat ('People's Democracy'). In 1970, he took part in the founding of the Pakistan Socialist Party. After having advocated support for Balochi
demands, Awami Jamhuriat was banned by the Bhutto
government and Aslam was sent to jail.
In 1999 Aslam was one of the founders of the National Workers Party
, and became a Central Committee
member of the party.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i politician. Aslam was born in Shahkot, near Sheikhupura. During his student days, he was influenced by leftist
Left-wing politics
In politics, Left, left-wing and leftist generally refer to support for social change to create a more egalitarian society...
ideas. In 1936, he completed his LLB degree. In 1940 he joined the Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...
(later, his membership transferred to the Communist Party of Pakistan
Communist Party of Pakistan
The Communist Party of Pakistan is a communist party affiliated with Communist Party of the Russia. Before the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the party had long association and ties with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ....
).
Aslam, who had been directed by the party to engage in trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
organizing, was arrested in 1948 and 1951. In 1954, the Communist Party was banned. Aslam joined the National Awami Party
National Awami Party
The National Awami Party was a leftist political party in Pakistan. The party was founded in Dhaka in erstwhile East Pakistan in July 1957 through the merger of several leftist and progressive groups. It advocated provincial autonomy, rights on the basis of ethnicity, recognition of ethinicities...
. In West Pakistan
West Pakistan
West Pakistan , common name West-Pakistan , in the period between its establishment on 22 November 1955 to disintegration on December 16, 1971. This period, during which, Pakistan was divided, ended when East-Pakistan was disintegrated and succeeded to become which is now what is known as Bangladesh...
, he became a prominent personality of the Maulana Bhasani-wing of the NAP. In 1969 he launched the weekly Awami Jamhuriat ('People's Democracy'). In 1970, he took part in the founding of the Pakistan Socialist Party. After having advocated support for Balochi
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
demands, Awami Jamhuriat was banned by the Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that, 4th President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973. Bhutto was the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party — the largest and most influential political party in Pakistan— and served as its chairman until his...
government and Aslam was sent to jail.
In 1999 Aslam was one of the founders of the National Workers Party
National Workers Party
The National Workers Party can refer to:*National Workers Party , a left-wing party.*National Workers Party , a far right party.*National Workers Party a far right party led by A. F. X. Baron...
, and became a Central Committee
Central Committee
Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...
member of the party.