Bharatiya Kisan Sangh
The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) (English: Indian Farmers' Union) is an organisation that is a subsidiary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindutva paramilitary organisation. The BKS was founded by Dattopant Thengadi in 1978. As of 2000, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh claimed that the BKS had a quarter of a million members, organised in 11,000 villages and 301 districts across the country.
Basic Information
- Category: organization
- Website: http://bharatiyakisansangh.org
Documented Facts
- Inception (Wikidata): 1978 (Source 2: Wikidata Q4901234, revision 2538942188)
- Headquarters location (Wikidata; date unspecified): New Delhi (Source 2: Wikidata Q4901234, revision 2538942188; Source 3: Wikidata label: Q987, revision 2544390521)
- Official website (Wikidata; date unspecified): http://bharatiyakisansangh.org/ (Source 2: Wikidata Q4901234, revision 2538942188)
Evidence and Sources
- Bharatiya Kisan Sangh — Wikipedia (reference)
- Wikidata Q4901234, revision 2538942188 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q987, revision 2544390521 (knowledge-base)
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The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) (English: Indian Farmers' Union) is an organisation that is a subsidiary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindutva paramilitary organisation. The BKS was founded by Dattopant Thengadi in 1978. As of 2000, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh claimed that the BKS had a quarter of a million members, organised in 11,000 villages and 301 districts across the country.
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