All India Kisan Sabha (36 Canning Lane) Explained

All India Kisan Sabha
Caption:All India Kisan Sabha
Abbreviation:AIKS
Type:Peasant Organisation
Status:Active
Location:India
Region Served:India
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Ashok Dhawale
Leader Title2:General secretary
Leader Name2:Vijoo Krishnan
Affiliations:Communist Party of India (Marxist)

The All India Kisan Sabha (Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha) (AIKS), or All India Kisan Sabha (36 Canning Lane), is the peasants front of Communist Party of India (Marxist), and works for farmers rights, peasants rights and anti-feudal movement in India.[1]

It is sometimes referred to as All India Kisan Sabha (36 Canning Lane), to distinguish it from the AIKS of Communist Party of India - the AIKS (Ajoy Bhavan). All India Kisan Sabha (36 Canning Lane) was previously known as All India Kisan Sabha (Ashoka Road).

Leadership

The 35th all India conference held at thrissur in December 2022 elected Vijoo Krishnan as the general secretary of All India Kisan Sabha. National president Ashok Dhawale and finance secretary P. Krishna Prasad retained their positions from the previous Hisar conference.[2]

Membership development chart

This chart uses the Indian numeral system

State/Union territory1993-941994-951995-961996-971997-981998-991999–2000
Andhra Pradesh2,11,4651,37,1002,25,1372,25,2341,00,8082,15,9301,00,000
Assam1,44,5381,59,7231,01,3241,44,5451,18,6111,61,2771,44,588
Bihar2,10,0002,30,1001,52,0002,00,0002,04,0002,17,0001,84,000
Gujarat13,0009,14011,5006,0006,0008,40010,440
Haryana14,50012,50012,30013,00015,00014,10016,150
Himachal Pradesh5,2005,0006,0007,00013,00012,78010,000
Jammu and Kashmir4,5005,0005,0005,0006,0004,0007,000
Karnataka52,00075,00089,63392,56867,16073,51570,775
Kerala10,05,76012,26,48811,91,66613,23,56213,33,62017,66,60619,45,366
Madhya Pradesh19,00019,25236,01237,48248,96537,53450,411
Maharashtra69,80070,00085,34392,27390,37192,3401,21,807
Manipur5,7404,1004,7205,1404,7004,960-
Odisha22,00018,34926,39221,70022,00031,36430,000
Punjab80,0001,05,6001,30,12090,0001,02,0001,06,0001,20,000
Rajasthan32,43271,65936,00054,04055,89359,49650,950
Sikkim5001,6002,000-1,600--
Tamil Nadu2,50,0002,50,0002,46,2893,00,0002,71,3553,00,0004,01,029
Tripura K.S.1,01,0001,11,9201,26,5002,12,000 (KS+GMP)1,21,5001,38,0001,35,650
Tripura G.M.P52,00060,00085,000see above92,00092,00070,000
Uttar Pradesh89,6551,28,4501,26,0001,60,0001,15,8441,37,4991,15,084
West Bengal99,54,6521,05,38,4991,11,06,4061,14,59,5191,00,55,1211,12,18,0751,10,11,153
Total:1,23,37,7421,32,39,4801,36,25,7261,44,49,0631,28,45,2481,46,90,8791,45,94,403[3]

Activities

Protest against three Agri-bills

AIKS led nationwide protests against Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. , The Hindu, 14 November 2008.
  2. Web site: AIKS . 22 August 2023 . LEADERSHIP ELECTED AT THE 35TH CONFERENCE . 22 August 2023 . kisansabha.org.
  3. Communist Party of India (Marxist). http://kisansabha.org/
  4. Web site: Farmers, Delhi Police gear up for Republic Day tractor rally; unions announce Parliament march on 1 Feb. First Post. 26 January 2021. 26 January 2021.
  5. News: Delhi Police flags threat to farmers' tractor rally on January 26. Business Standard, India. Agencies. 24 January 2021. 26 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Farm Laws: 50,000 Maharashtra farmers will march towards Raj Bhavan on Monday. The New Indian Express. 24 January 2021. 26 January 2021.
  7. Web site: AIKS organizes 20,000-strong vehicle March from Nashik to Mumbai. The Siasat Daily. 26 January 2021. 24 January 2021.