Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Arabul Islam quits ISF five months after joining party
Arabul Islam has left the Indian Secular Front, or ISF, after being a member for about five months.
He announced his resignation on social media.
He said the party leadership was acting in an authoritarian and dictatorial way.
He also accused a group connected to the party of causing trouble and injustice in Bhangar.
Before joining the ISF, Arabul had been part of the Trinamool Congress.
He left Trinamool after saying that party leaders had pushed him aside.
Some people are now wondering whether he might return to Trinamool.
It is also possible that he could leave active politics, but his next decision is not known.
Arabul Islam resigned from the Indian Secular Front about five months after joining it.
He accused the ISF leadership of authoritarianism and dictatorship in a social-media post.
Arabul alleged that a force linked to the party committed atrocities and injustice in Bhangar.
He had left the Trinamool Congress before the 2026 Bengal Assembly elections after claiming he was sidelined.
His next political move, including a possible return to Trinamool or retirement, remains unclear.
- Who
- Arabul Islam, a former Trinamool Congress leader who joined the Indian Secular Front, resigned from the party.
- What
- He announced his resignation and criticized the ISF leadership and a force he said was associated with the party.
- When
- About five months after Arabul joined the ISF; the articles do not provide the exact resignation date.
- Where
- The political dispute centers on Bhangar in Bengal, where Arabul alleged atrocities and injustice.
- Why
- He said he was resigning in protest against alleged authoritarianism, dictatorship, atrocities, and injustice linked to the ISF.
Arabul Islam’s allegations
ISF position not reported
Reason for resignation
Arabul Islam’s allegations
Arabul said he was protesting what he described as authoritarianism and dictatorship within the ISF, as well as atrocities and injustice by a force associated with the party.
ISF position not reported
The articles do not report a response from the ISF leadership or provide its account of the allegations.
- Resigning politician
- Arabul Islam
- Party he left
- Indian Secular Front (ISF)
- Time in ISF
- Approximately five months
- Previous party
- Trinamool Congress
- Main allegation
- Arabul accused the ISF leadership of authoritarianism and dictatorship.
- Location cited in allegations
- Bhangar
- Next political move
- Unclear; a return to Trinamool or retirement from active politics has been speculated.