West Bengal Chhatra Parishad (CP)
(West Bengal wing of the National Students Union of India)
AbbreviationCP
Formation28 August 1954 (1954-08-28)
Founder
TypeStudent Organization
Legal statusActive
Headquarters104E, Dr Lal Mohan Bhattacharya Rd, Sealdah, Entally, Kolkata, West Bengal 700014
Location
President
Sourav Prosad
Parent organization
NSUI
Affiliations
Websitehttp://nsui.in/

Chhatra Parishad, popularly known as "CP", is the student wing of Indian National Congress, a major political party of India. It is the West Bengal wing of National Students Union of India (N.S.U.I.)[1]

CP is one of the major student organizations in West Bengal and has won student union election in many colleges of West Bengal.

About the Chhatra Parishad

West Bengal Chhatra Parishad (abbreviated Chhatra Parishad / West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad and / CP) affiliated to the National Students Union of India (N.S.U.I.) is the students wing of Indian National Congress in the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 28 August 1954 in Kolkata under the guidance of Atulya Ghosh and Bidhan Chandra Ray.[2]

Chhatra Parishad is one of the main student organization in West Bengal. CP proposes the idea of student activism based on progressive thought, secular vision and democratic action.

Flag

A flag with a tri-colour (saffron, white and green) horizontally in the left corner, on a white background and "Advancement of Learning", "Corporate Life" and "Patriotism" written one beneath the other in blue; the ratio of length and breadth of the flag being 3:2.

Student leaders

References

  1. ↑ "NSUI: Latest News, Videos and NSUI Photos | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Congress' student wing members stopped from marching to Bengal Assembly". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

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