Krishna Chand Sharma Explained

Krishna Chand Sharma
Member of House of Representatives (Fiji)
Viti Levu East Maritime Indian Communal Constituency
Term Start:1999
Term End:2000
Successor:Sanjeet Chand Maharaj
Party:Fiji Labour Party

Krishna Chand Sharma is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Viti Levu East Maritime Indian Communal Constituency, one of the 19 seats reserved for Fiji citizens of Indian origin, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

On 19 May 2000, he was among the 43 members of the People's Coalition Government, led by Mahendra Chaudhry, taken hostage by George Speight and his band of rebel Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) soldiers from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit. He was released on 21 May 2000, after he signed a paper resigning his seat in Parliament.[1]

References

  1. Web site: Fiji Labour Party - Activities Report: 1999-2000 . 2007-05-31 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012705/http://www.fijihosting.com/pcgov/docs_c/activities_report_2000.htm . dead .