Gurnam Singh Charuni | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 Charuni Jattan village in Shahbad, Kurukshetra district, Haryana |
| Monuments | Farmer's Protest |
| Other names | Gurnam Singh Chaduni |
| Occupation | Farmer protestor and politician |
| Years active | 1990-2021 |
| Children | 2 |
Gurnam Singh Charuni (also spelt Gurnam Singh Chaduni;[1] born 1959) is a farm leader in the Indian states of Haryana and Punjab.[2][3] He is the chief of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) in Haryana,[4] and the founder of Sanyukt Sangharsh Party.
Early life
Gurnam Singh was born in Charuni Jattan village in Shahbad, Kurukshetra district, Haryana in 1959.[4] As per customs, he uses his village name.[2] He has six siblings, and started helping his family with farming on failing his tenth standard.[1]
Activism
In 2008 he successfully led a campaign for the farm loan waiver. In 2019 he protested with other farmers demanding the government purchase their sunflower crop.[5]
He participated as one of the leaders in the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest.[4]
Sanyukt Sangharsh Party
Gurnam Singh Chaduni launched his political party called Sanyukt Sangharsh Party on 18 December 2021. Party plans to contest in all 117 Punjab Legislative Assembly seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Siwach, Sukhbir (2021-09-05). "The Sunday Profile: Gurnam Singh Chanduni, the face behind Haryana's farmer protests". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Haq, Zia (2021-01-27). "Gurnam Charuni: The firebrand behind the farmers' protests". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Who is Gurnam Singh Chaduni?". Haryana First. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Bhattacharya, Jayanta (14 July 2021). "'Mission Punjab': Who Is Farmer Leader Gurnam Singh Charuni?". Outlook India. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Farmers' protest: Five leaders at the forefront of the agitation". Deccan Herald. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ↑ "Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni launches political party, to contest all 117 seats in Punjab". The Indian Express. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.