Radical Democratic Party (RDP), was a

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which existed at the time of the

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. Also known as the Radical Communist Party. RDP evolved out of the League of Radical Congressmen, which had been founded in 1939 by former

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leader M.N. Roy. Roy founded Radical Democratic Party in 1940 with the purpose of engaging

in the war to support the Allies. RDP also worked for Indian independence. RDP was against the industrial strike that took place at the time. During the period 1944–1948 the general secretary of RDP was V. M. Tarkunde. The trade union wing of the Royists was the

Indian Federation of Labour Indian Federation of Labour is a federation of trade unions in India. IFL was founded in 1941 by M.N. Roy, after a split from the All India Trade Union Congress. IFL strongly supported the British war effort. Maniben Kara was a prominent IFL lea ...

. RDP was dissolved in 1948, to give place to the Radical Humanist movement.

External links

Article on M.N. Roy at FreeIndia.org

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