Southern Division Kisan Sangh
Encyclopedia
The Southern Division Kisan Sangh was formed in 1946 by a former member of parliament, K.B. Singh, due to personal differences with the president of the Rewa Planters Union
, Ram Krishna Chaudhary. There was widespread opposition to this until Vishnu Deo
took over its leadership and worked together with Ram Krishna Chaudhary and his union.
In 1948, Vishnu Deo and A.D. Patel
parted ways after having worked together since 1929 and this had an impact on the sugar cane industry as Vishnu Deo aligned himself with Ayodhya Prasad and the Kisan Sangh and was opposed to A.D. Patel's Maha Sangh.
The Southern Division Kisan Sangh took an active role in the negotiations for the 1950 cane contract. Vishnu Deo's union and Ayodhya Prasad's Kisan Sangh opposed the contract as presented by the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, while A.D. Patel's Maha Sangh supported it.
With the closure of the Nausori
sugar mill in 1959, the union ceased to exist.
Rewa Planters Union
Rewa Planters Union was formed on 14 July 1943 at a meeting attended by 1500 cane farmers from Rewa Province, Fiji. The union was formed in reaction to the strike of cane farmers taking place in the Western Division. The Government had appointed a commission to inquire into the farmers' grievances...
, Ram Krishna Chaudhary. There was widespread opposition to this until Vishnu Deo
Vishnu Deo
Pandit Vishnu Deo OBE was the first Fiji born and bred leader of the Fiji Indians. From 1929, when he was first elected to the Legislative Council, until his retirement in 1959, he remained the most powerful Fiji Indian political leader in Fiji...
took over its leadership and worked together with Ram Krishna Chaudhary and his union.
In 1948, Vishnu Deo and A.D. Patel
A.D. Patel
Ambalal Dahyabhai Patel, better known as A.D. Patel, was a Fiji Indian politician, farmers' leader and founder and leader of the National Federation Party. Patel was uncompromisingly committed to a vision of an independent Fiji, with full racial integration...
parted ways after having worked together since 1929 and this had an impact on the sugar cane industry as Vishnu Deo aligned himself with Ayodhya Prasad and the Kisan Sangh and was opposed to A.D. Patel's Maha Sangh.
The Southern Division Kisan Sangh took an active role in the negotiations for the 1950 cane contract. Vishnu Deo's union and Ayodhya Prasad's Kisan Sangh opposed the contract as presented by the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, while A.D. Patel's Maha Sangh supported it.
With the closure of the Nausori
Nausori
Nausori is a town in Fiji. It had a population of 47,604 at the 2007 census, the most recent to date. This makes it the fourth most populous municipality in the country. Situated 19 kilometers out of Suva, it forms one pole of the burgeoning Suva-Nausori corridor.Nausori grew up around Fiji's...
sugar mill in 1959, the union ceased to exist.