Gurnam Singh Charuni Explained

Gurnam Singh Charuni
Other Names:	Gurnam Singh Chaduni
Birth Date:	1959
Birth Place:	Charuni Jattan village, Shahbad, Kurukshetra district, Haryana, India
Known For:	Farmer's Protest
Years Active:	1990-present
Children:	2
Spouse:	Balwinder Kaur

Gurnam Singh Charuni (also spelt Gurnam Singh Chaduni;^[1] born 1959) is a farm union leader and politician in the Indian states of Haryana and Punjab.^{[2] [3]} He is the chief of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) in Haryana, and the founder of Sanyukt Sangharsh Party.

Early life

Gurnam Singh was born in Charuni Jattan village in Shahbad, Kurukshetra district, Haryana in 1959. As per customs, he uses his village name. He has six siblings, and started helping his family with farming on failing his tenth standard.

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.^[4]

He participated as one of the leaders in the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest.^[5]

Politics

In past, Chaduni had contested Haryana State Legislative assembly elections from the Ladwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency). He finished on seventh place and lost his security deposit. In October 2021, it was reported that he was planning to contest in Punjab elections.^[6]

Sanyukt Sangharsh Party

Sanyukt Sangharsh Party
Abbreviation:	SSP
Leader:	Gurnam Singh Charuni
Founder:	Gurnam Singh Charuni
Alliance:	Sanyukt Samaj Morcha in Punjab
State Seats Name:	Punjab Legislative Assembly
Foundation:	^[7]
Ideology:	Agrarianism
Position:	Centre
Colours:	Green

In 2020, after the Passing of three farm laws by Parliament of India there was a huge protest against it. Gurnam Singh Charuni was one of the leaders of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha. He was of the view that the farmers organisation must contest election to fulfill the demands of the farmers.^[8]

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.^[9] Later on he merged with the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (a political party; consisting of 22 farmer organizations, that were in the Farmer's Protest with Chaduni) and will contest 10 seats.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Siwach. Sukhbir. 2021-09-05. The Sunday Profile: Gurnam Singh Chanduni, the face behind Haryana's farmer protests. 2021-09-08. The Indian Express.
2. Web site: Haq. Zia. 2021-01-27. Gurnam Charuni: The firebrand behind the farmers' protests. 2021-09-08. Hindustan Times. en.
3. Web site: 26 November 2020. Who is Gurnam Singh Chaduni?. 2021-09-08. Haryana First. 8 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210908055318/https://haryanafirst.com/who-is-gurnam-singh-chaduni/. dead.
4. News: Farmers' protest: Five leaders at the forefront of the agitation . 6 December 2021 . Deccan Herald . 29 November 2020 . en.
5. Web site: Bhattacharya. Jayanta. 14 July 2021. 'Mission Punjab': Who Is Farmer Leader Gurnam Singh Charuni?. 2021-09-08. Outlook India.
6. News: Article: Farmers' leaders want to oust BJP. Will they take the political plunge? . 26 December 2021 . Kashmir Media Service . Chaduni had contested elections in the past from the Ladwa Assembly seat in Haryana and lost his security deposit, finishing seventh. He is now keen to test the electoral waters in Punjab. . 1 October 2021.
7. News: 19 December 2021. Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni floats Party ahead of Punjab polls. Hindustan Times. 24 December 2021.
8. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/agitating-farmer-unions-should-contest-punjab-assembly-polls-gurnam-singh-chaduni-279590 Agitating farmer unions should contest election.
9. News: Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni launches political party, to contest all 117 seats in Punjab . 18 December 2021 . The Indian Express . 18 December 2021 . en.