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bhartiya kisan union- mahendra singh tikait
Bhartiya kisan union is a non-political organisations which works for the welfare of farmers and peasants of India founded by [|Mahendra Singh Tikait]. fter the death of former Prime Minsiter late Ch. Charan Singh, Ch. Mahendra Singh Tikait was de facto 'messiah' of kisans in western Uttar Pradesh. On 17th October,1986 he formed a non-political orgarnisation named 'Bhartiya Kisan Union' to protect the interests of all the farmers of India. In this way, he headed so many movements and as a result of these agitations,many times, he was arrested and sent to jail, yet he is on the way to protect the interest of all the kisans of India.Source.

Major kisan movements Some major movements started by Ch. Mahendra Singh Tikait are listed below:

उन्होने दिसंबर 1986 में ट्यूबवेल की बिजली दरों को बढ़ाए जाने के ख़िलाफ़ मुज़फ्फरनगर के शामली से एक बड़ा आंदोलन शुरु किया था। The Karmukhera Power House Gherao in January 1987 to pressurize the State Government to concede to its 11-point charter of demands.

The famous Meerut March in February 1988, forcing the State Government to concede the 35-point charter of demands.

The 110-day long Rajabpur Satyagraha in March-June 1988 when there was police firing on kisans during Rail Roko/ Rasto Roko Andolan.

The week-long Delhi Boat Club Panchayat to project farmers' demands as approved by the Inter-State Coordination/ Committee of Farmers Organisation.

Naiyma Lao Movement at Bhopa village in August-September 1989 (Naiyma, a Muslim girl was abducted and killed and the Police Station was gheraoed by the Union).

Lucknow Panchayat of July 1990 to protest against the Janata Dal Government in UP State as it failed to meet genuine demands of kisans.

Second Lucknow Panchayat of January 1992 to protest against the enhanced rate of fertilizers and hike in electricity rates, sugarcane supplies to mills and allied issues relating to sugarcane crop and TELCO land acquisition compensation issue.

Delhi Fertilizer Subsidy Panchayat of 2 October 1991.

The month-long Lucknow Panchayat of June 1992 for 7-point charter of demands including implementation of writing-off of Govt. loans of Rs. 10,000.

Ghaziabad Kisan Land Compensation Movement (June-August 1992) to demand adequate compensation for farmers whose lands had been acquired in 1962, employment in government jobs for depandants of farmers and early disposal of compensations.

The Chinhat Kathauta Panchayat of June 1993 to demand adequate compensation for Chinhat-Kathauta farmers for their acquired lands.

Cattle Satyagraha of Sept.-October 1993 - the 7-point charter of demands, relief of Ramkola kisans, payment of sugarcane dues and writting off of loans upto Rs. 10,000 in Uttar Pradesh.

The Dunkel Dunk or Beej Satyagraha of 1993, urging Government not to allow the Multi National Corporation enter the agriculture sector in the country.

Bharatiya Kisan Union President Mahendra Singh Tikait died in Muzaffarnagar on May 15, 2011

Mahendra Singh Tikait was a popular Indian leader of farmer's from Western Uttar Pradesh in India. He was born in 1935 at village Sisauli in Muzaffarnagar District of Uttar Pradesh. Bharatiya Kisan Union President Mahendra Singh Tikait died in Muzaffarnagar on May 15, 2011, Uttar Pradesh due to protracted illness from cancer. He was 76. India. He was a Jat of Raghuvanshi gotra andChoudhary of Balyan Khap.

He was a farmer leader and President of Bharatiya Kisan Union. He led a number of mass Kisan movements against the state and central governments in India to support the rights of the farmers. He led many international delegations with him around the globe. The character of Kisan movements since the 1970s has been a matter of considerable debate. Bhartiya Kisan Union(BKU)worked in close cooperation with international organizations like La Via Campesina,Farmers Coordination Committee India etc.

The BKU received national attention in 1988, when its supporters organised a virtual siege in Meerut in pursuit of higher prices for Sugarcane, cancellation of loans and lowering of water and electricity rates.

In 2006, around one lakh (100,000)farmers gathered in Mumbai during heavy rains to protest against Government's WTO and anti-farmers policies.A memorandum addressed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was released urging to keep agriculture out of WTO. Mahendra Singh Tikait, president of BKU said " It does not matter how much it rains here. We will not stop our fight. The Government will have to hear us. We need a change of Policies Mahendra Singh Tikait, the BKU Chaudhary ('Headman') was born in 1935 at village Sisauli in Muzaffarnagar of Uttar Pradesh. Ch. Mahendra Singh Tiakait inherited the Chaudharyship of the Khap Baliyan at the age of eight when his father Ch.Chauhal Singh died in 1943.The Chaudharyship of the Baliyan khap had been vesting in his family for the last thirteen centuries. The chaudharyship of a khap panchayat is a hereditary position. The Chaudahry enjoys administrative, adjucative and executive powers over the khap villages. The chaudhary is held in high esteem and his decisions are binding on his people. At a panchayat meeting of the khap Baliyan held at Sisauli on May 12,1941, a resolution was passed which said : " We will work with our body, hear and soul under the leadership of our Chaudhary for the good of our Khap. Towards this end the Chaudhary of a khap has the right even to demand our lives." Thus the Chaudahry of a khap panchayat enjoys supreme powers. After the death of former Prime Minsiter late Ch.Charan Singh in western U.P. he was called the second 'messiah' of kisans. On 17th October,1986 he formed a non-political orgarnisation named 'Bhartiya Kisan Union' to protect the interests of all the farmers of India whose are 80 percent of the population of the country. In this way he headed so many movements and as a result of these agitations,many times, he was arrested and sent to jail, yet he is on the way to protect the interest of all the kisans of India.

Jail Yatras

S.No. Date of Arrest	Place	Reasons fo arrest 1	15-7-1990	Bareilly	While on his way to hold a panchayat in Lucknow. 2	31-12-1991	Meerut	While on his way to hold a panchayat in Lucknow. 3	22-6-1992	Village Tarun in Faizabad	While on his way to hold a panchayat in Lucknow. 4	31-7-1992	Modinagar	While on his way to hold a panchayat in Ghaziabad. 5	23-9-1992	Ramkola	While holding a panchayat in Ramkola against police firing on kisans. 6	7-10-1992	Aligarh	While on his way to hold a panchayat in Sikadrabad. 7	Nov.,1997	Muzaffarnagar	While on his way to Rail roko movement 8	12-2-2000	Muradabad	While on his way to hold a panchayat in Lucknow.