Joginder Singh Ugrahan Explained

Joginder Singh Ugrahan
Birth Place:Sunam, Punjab, India

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Early life

Ugrahan was born on 1945 in Sunam town of Sangrur, Punjab. He joined army in 1975 and later on he had to resign from army due to some family problems and started working in the fields after that. While working in fields, he realised that the corporations and government exploits farmers and labourers in rural areas, so, he decided to engage in protests and activities organised by farmer unions. In March 2021, Ugrahan was isolated following a positive COVID-19 test.

Activism

Ugrahan participated as one of leaders in the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest. He leads Bharatiya Kisan Union's Ekta Ugrahan faction which had the largest contingent of farmers protesting at the borders of Delhi.[1] He is known as most uncompromising farm leader and defender of farmers and arguably most influential organisations in Malwa region of Punjab.

Notes and References

  1. News: Singh . Prabhjit . The BJP will continue to face resistance from people: Farmer leader Joginder Singh Ugrahan . The Caravan . 8 December 2021 . en . 11 December 2021 . 11 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211211192807/https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/the-bjp-will-continue-to-face-resistance-from-people-farmer-leader-joginder-singh-ugrahan . live .