Azad Adhikar Sena

Azad Adhikar Sena
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Abbreviation	AAS
President
Founder	Amitabh Thakur, Dr Nutan Thakur and others
General Secretary
Working President

Azad Adhikar Sena (आजाद अधिकार सेना in Hindi), also known by its short name AAS (आस in Hindi), is an unregistered political party in India, which is presently undergoing the process of registration before the Election Commission of India.

Initial Attempts

Azad Adhikar Sena was initially started by ex IPS officer Amitabh Thakur along with others in August 2021.

Immediately after this announcement, Thakur was arrested in a criminal case, which he alleged to be politically motivated.

Resumption

Later Thakur resumed the work of initiating the formation of Azad Adhikar Sena after his release from Jail in March 2022.

In June 2022, the formation of Adhikar Sena was again announced. He said the primary aim of Adhikar Sena is to instill the feeling and concept that all the powers (Adhikar) and authorities lie in the citizen of India, as bestowed through the Constitution of India and various laws of the Land. Currently, the Party is in process of getting registered in Election Commission of India.

Core Ideologies

Basic Philosophy

(i) Belief in Democratic Values and Constitution of India (ii) Belief in Power of the Individual (Aam Nagrik ka Adhikar)

Vision

To put back the real power conferred by the Constitution and the laws of the nation in the hands and real hold of every citizen of this country.

Mission

To undertake all possible legally permissible political activities to achieve the above objectives and to transform the Vision in reality, while adhering to the Basic Philosophy of the Party.

Objectives of the Party

(i) The primary aim of Azad Adhikar Sena is to instill in each citizen of India the feeling and concept that all the powers (Adhikar) and authorities lie in them. So that the Indian citizen becomes the repository of all powers and authorities bestowed upon them by the Constitution of India and through various Statutes, Rules, Regulations, Laws, Bye-laws and so on. (ii) Azad Adhikar Sena believes that the rights of the citizen vis-à-vis the Executive lie superior, which cannot be taken away except by the provisions of law as promulgated by the Legislature and as elucidated by the Judiciary. (iii) Azad Adhikar Sena believes in complete equality among the people of all class, caste, religion, and gender. (iv) Azad Adhikar Sena works for corruption free State which ensures complete dignity to each of its citizen and full unacceptability of Human Rights violation, in every sphere of life.

Various works

After its formation, Azad Adhikar Sena has been expanding and working in various areas of India, with particular focus on Uttar Pradesh. It has been making its presence felt through various interventions.

Meanwhile, Thakur has announced that he will contest 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Ballia.

Adhikar Sena participated in the December 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Bye-elections, where its candidates Mohammad Yusuf and Moin Khan contested respectively from Khatauli and Rampur assembly seats.

Adhikar Sena also participated in the Local urban bodies elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Change of Name

The Election Commission directed the Party to change its name to Azad Adhikar Sena, which the Party duly complied with and hence Adhikar Sena is now known as Azad Adhikar Sena (AAS).

Other works

Even after change of name, the Party is continuously working on various agenda and activities, making its presence felt, particularly in the State of Uttar Pradesh, as can be seen from the series of activities being undertaken by the Party.