"Bhartiya Kisan Sangh"
Bharatiya
Kisan Sangh (History)
An Introduction:
Establishment and
Inauguration:
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh was established on 4th March 1979
at Kota, Rajasthan. Mananeeya Shri. Dattopanthji Thengdi, the an
expert & efficient organiser and founder of Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh
and such organisations and an internationally acclaimed thinker in
both India and abroad and a Bharatiya scholar of pristine purity,
had founded it. At that time, in Kota, several hundred workers
working for the Kisan in various fields, from all the states of this
nation, assembled and after deep thought, discussion, and review
with the guidance of Mananeeya Dattopanthji Thengdi, had unanimously
decided to establish a nationwide organisation with the name
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh.
Aims & Objectives:
1.
To unite and organise the Kisans for
the betterment of their financial social, cultural, educational,
conditions and cottage industrial activity by making available
stable avenues of livelihood and survival
2.
To make available information and other
related literature in respect of new innovations, improvements,
methodologies etc. in the field of Agriculture Technology and to
encourage the Kisan to adopt the same.
3.
To emphasis to importance and
suitability of age old agriculture technique, methodology and to
combine the same with modern inventions so as to have ecological
security of fertile soil, adequate water, seeds, cattle, plants and
biodiversity.
4.
To collect, experiment, innovate,
improve and publicise the centuries old practices and usages in the
agriculture field so as to benefit others as well as to protect the
same from being patented.
5.
To organise study groups, study tours,
exhibitions, symposiums, discussion rounds, rallies, training
programmes etc. So as to facilitate solution to various problems and
difficulties faced by the Kisan and to encourage and help in
carrying out such activities.
6.
To combine or join the various
institutions at National as well as International level, having same
objectives and programmes, so as to facilitate the work.
7.
To take help from various labour
organisations, Co-operatives and Educational institutions, as well
as financial, social and cultural organisation.
8.
To protect and enrich the different
Indian cow breed as well as other livestock breeds that helps and
promotes agriculture activities.
9.
To encourage and promote co-operation
and cordial relationship amongst Kisan and agricultural laborers as
well as other village artisans like carpenter, smithy etc. so as to
create a healthy and constructive atmosphere in the village.
10.
To undertake various activities and
programmes with a view to achieve the objectives as specified above
and to protect the interest of Kisans.
11.
To impart training to farmers with the
co-operation of the Govt. and non Govt. agencies in the management
of land and water, energy resources and eco-systems.
12.
To develop and propagate the use of
water saving devices and practices in improved irrigation
techniques.
Expansion of the Organisation:
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh had expanded in the entire nation
within a short while. Due to the leadership of the efficient guide
and due to the dedicated selfless, devoted team of cadre, the
organisation had quick expansion and likewise, even in this era of
distrust and want of confidence, the workers due to their
selflessness and endeavour, won the confidence of kisan and they,
through the organistion, were successful in doing and making others
doing various activities for the welfare of kisan.
Even within this short time interval itself, Bharatiya
Kisan Sangh spread in all the states of the country. In several
states, every district is having activities of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh.
In some districts, there is the activity of organisation in every
taluka. In some fortunate talukas, because of the speed of work, in
every village, village committees of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh
function.
Organisational Work:
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh awakens the creative power of
farmers on one side to protect their interest and to attain their
powers it generates the revolutionary spirit, on the other side to
develop create and sustain their counter responsibility towards the
national society it awakens the patriotism too. To make well and
stable economical condition of farmers, important activities such as
imparting agriculture training to eliminate loss, to make them wise
about the various consumer protection acts, are in progress. Along
with co partition, cooperation and co-thinking, by creating mutual
trust and through various exercises for social reconstruction, happy
and prosperous village life can be a changed. This is the basic
concept and ideology of Kisan Sangh. To keep the farmers alert and
awakened about various internal and external attacks on the Rashtra
and to imbibe in the minds of the farmers about their duty to ward
off from these attacks is the outstanding work of Bharatiya Kisan
Sangh.
Organisational Outline:
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh is registered organisation.
Membership is valid for three years and working committees are
elected every three years from village level to national level.
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh has adopted a very wide meaning
for agriculture which includes all operations carried out in the
field, dairy farming, horticultural, sericulture, fishery, forestry,
as well as produce, manufacture, process, trade, business of
agricultural products. All persons involved in above activities as
well as agriculture labors without any discrimination of caste,
religion, language, region etc. is eligible to become a member of
the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh.
For Village Committee, Development Block Committee,
District Committee, Divisional Committee, Provincial Committee,
State Committee, Regional Committee and National Committee,
Elections are held with family feeling and consensus. These
committees, for the entire whole year, are planning and carrying
various activities, such as membership enrollment committee
formation, monthly Baithak , Refresher Camp, Training camps of
various types, meeting, village gathering, conference, tour, farmer
fair, animal fair, farmers day, foundation day, visualisation of
ideal village, social feast, forest living, cow worship, Bharat
Mata pooja, animal competition, fruit, vegetable and flower
competition, dharna, gherao , demonstration etc. for helping
activities of administration, development and appraisal.
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh is a farmer's organisation par
excellence.
Farmers are most neglected community in Bharat. Draught
and flood have become congenital headaches is most parts of the
country. The psyche of rulers had worsened the situation further.
Agriculture was showelled off to a corner in economic planning.(
Hence, the increase in the cost of agricultural products bore no
fruit.)
Farmers are soaked generally in ignorance and non-unity.
Due to this, migration of farmers to the urban is on the increase,
slums develop, population rises and a number of acute urban crises
raise their head. Only to obviate such problems, Bharatiya Kisan
Sangh was formed.
It regards all the other farmers' organistion as
brother organisation.
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, nurtured in Bharatiya cultural
qualities, not only keeps upliftment of standard of living of
farmers as its ideology, but, strives for their all-round integral
upliftment. So, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh in addition to conducting
struggles also educates farmers in various subjects. While pulfing
forward the demand for fixation of prices of agricultural produces
according to the cost of input, it attends to the dictum that
farmers should be self reliant. It tries to make farmers realise
that there is no use of running to the government help for all and
sundry. It explains to the farmers to reduce unnecessary expenditure
to eradicate the practice of eternal debt. The qualities and
thoughts induced by Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, induce the farmers to
discard bad habits and cultivate saving habit. The feeling of
national interest is supreme is inculcated in the minds of farmers.
Hence, even though Kisan Sangh is forced to enter in agitations,
these demonstrations are held peacefully and in law abiding manner.
The Government administration too, welcomes this positive method of
approach and takes steps smoothly.
To conduct training classes for farmers is a unique
phenomenon of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh. These training classes include
information about high yielding varieties, cattle breeding. The
landowning farmers, who participate in these classes, are induced to
pay reasonable wages to the agricultural workers working for them.
It is stressed that they should include too the animals used in
agriculture, as members of the family and treated accordingly. Cow &
cow family plays vital role in agriculture .So cow is worshiped in
this organisation. Bharatiya Kisan Sangh nurtures the concept that
all those who participate in the agricultural sector belong to one
family. Due to this, in addition to the upliftment of standard of
living of farmers, their moral stature and social feelings are also
developed. The harmonious fellings are created by this to help in
smoothly solving the quarrels which rise in rural areas now and
then.
As the feeling of those participating in agriculture is
one family is imbibed, there is smooth relationship between all
sections of landowners and agricultural labourers. Because of this,
suicidal propandas such as class struggle receive mortal blow. To
stress the point that agriculture is our economical lifebreath,
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh keeps Krishimit Krushasva (Do Only Farming) as
its motto. Lord Balaram, carrying plough on his shoulder& Musal in
hand is regarded as the family deify of farmers. By celebrating the
birthday of Lord Balaram as Farmer's Day, national and spiritual
feeling is injected into the farmers' movement.
Introduction -
1.
Our Organisation : Bharatiya Kisan
Sangh
2.
Our Flag : Saffron flag decorated with
plough bearer in Akhand Bharat
3.
Our Ideological Quote : Krishimit
Krushasva , (Do Only Farming )
4.
Base of Our Organisation: family
psyche.
5.
Our Dream: Every farmer is our leader.
6.
Motive for Our Work: Upliftment of
farmer is upliftment of Rashtra
7.
Our Honor: Solidarity of farmer;
Indivisibility of Rashtra
8.
We Believe in: Collective leadership.
9.
Suigeneris of Our Organisation: This
organisation is not leader oriented but cadre oriented.
10.
Our Policy : Our organistion is
non-political
11.
Our Duty :We will fill up the godowns
of the nation.
12.
Our Rights : We will take the price
based on cost of production.
13.
Our Idol: Lord Bhagwan Balram .
14.
Our Faith: Entire village one family.
Entire rashtra one family. Each and every farmer brother.
15.
Our Belief: Those who fritter away from
us, they shall unit with us.
