Peace Party (India)
Peace Party | |
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| Abbreviation | PECP |
| President | Mohamed Ayub |
| Secretary | Farooq Ahmad |
| Founded | February 2008 |
| Headquarters | Johra Complex, Barhalganj, Gorakhpur - 273402 (U.P.) |
| Ideology | Muslim minority interests |
| ECI Status | State Party |
| Seats in Uttar Pradesh | 0 / 403 |
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The Peace Party (PECP) is a political party in India. It became the sixth largest political party of India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, following the state legislative assembly elections of 2012. It won three seats in those elections. But failed to retain any of them in the 2017 Elections. Ahead of 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Peace Party formed an alliance with Rashtriya Ulama Council.
The party was founded in February 2008 by Mohamed Ayub, who is a surgeon by profession and philanthropist.
It claims to fight for the rights of only Muslims. It has organized many protest against Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Uttar Pradesh. Many leaders of PECP are facing NSA charges over incitement to communal riots in name of protest and posting communal ad which can lead to communal tensions.