Bharatiya Kisan Sangh
RSS-affiliated Farmer's Organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Bharatiya Kisan Union.
The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) (English: Indian Farmers' Union) is an Indian farmers' organization that is politically linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. BKS was founded by Dattopant Thengadi in 1978. As of 2000, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh claimed BKS had a quarter million members, organized in 11,000 villages and 301 districts across the country.[1] The organization is dominated by landed gentry.[2]
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Abbreviation | BKS |
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Formation | 4 March 1979 (45 years ago) (1979-03-04) |
Legal status | Active |
Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Region served | India |
Parent organization | Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh |
Website | bharatiyakisansangh.org |
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