Tajinder Singh Virk

Tajinder singh Virk (also spelt TAJINDER SINGH VIRK; born ON 15/04/1975) is a farm union leader and politician in the Indian states of UTTRAKHAND and UTTRAPRADESH. He is the chief of the Tarai kissan union-India (TKU) in ALL INDIA, and He is associated with Samajwadi party in uttarpradesh. He can contacted on 9927811006
==Early life==
TAJINDER SINGH VIRK was born in BILASPUR in, RAMPUR district, UTTARPRADESH in 1975. He has two siblings, and started helping his family with farming after completing graduation.
==Politics==
In past, Tajinder singh virk had contested uttrakhand State Legislative assembly elections from the Rudrapur-kiccha (Vidhan Sabha constituency). 
==2020-21 Farmers protest==
In November 2020, his organization TKU joined the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest, demanding declaration of MSP as a legal right, exclusion of farmers from the law to curb pollution to allow burning of crops (consensus to which was reached during the sixth round of talks between the Centre and Farmer Union)[9] and removal of the farm bills."Our biggest concern is that operations in mandis and outside would be different. While mandis would levy taxes, there would be no tax or market fee outside. The government is not abolishing the Agricultural Produce Market Committees directly. However, the mandi system enables an assured minimum support price, which will collapse gradually" said Tajinder singh.[10] After violence broke out in the National Capital on 26 January (Republic Day), Delhi Police filed an FIR against TAJINDER SINGH , Rakesh Tikait and a few other farmer leaders for their role in inciting violence on Republic Day and breach of the NOC issued by Delhi Police.
On 19 November 2021, the government took the decision to repeal the bills. Both houses of Parliament successfully passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 on 29 November.
==Lakhimpur Kheri incident==
Lakhimpur Kheri incident was a vehicle-ramming attack, drive-by shooting and mob lynching incident during farmers’ protest against the three farm laws passed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Union Government. It happened on 3 October 2021 at Banbirpur village near Tikunia in Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh, India, resulting in deaths of eight people and injuries to tajinder singh virk and nine others. Four protesting farmers and a journalist were run over by the jeep. Two BJP members and Ajay Mishra Teni's driver were lynched by protestors in the subsequent violence.
==Background of Lakhimpur Incident==
The 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest were a series of protest against three farm acts which were passed by the BJP-led Union Government in the BJP controlled Parliament of India in September 2020.
In September 2021, Ajay Mishra Teni, a BJP leader and the Minister of State for Home Affairs was attending an event in the Palia town of Lakhimpur Kheri district. During the event, the farmer union members had shown black flags as a sign of protest. Teni had warned the protesting farmer union members in his speech saying, "Sudhar jao, nahi toh hum sudhaar denge, do minute me" (transl. You better reform, or we will reform you in two minutes.)[23] Tajinder Singh Virk, who is also linked to the Samajwadi Party, a farmer leader, later organised a protest against Teni's upcoming visit, in response to this warning.On 3 October, BJP leaders Ajay Mishra Teni and Keshav Prasad Maurya had planned to attend an event in the area. Keshav Prasad Maurya is the Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Category:1975 births
Category:People from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
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