Amra Ram

Amra Ram (born 5 August 1955) is an Indian politician and Peasant leader, who was the President of All India Kishan Sabha from July 2013 to October 2017.

Amra Ram was born into a farming family on 5 August 1955 to Rami Devi and Devi in Mundwara village, Sikar District, Rajasthan.

He is the fourth child of seven siblings.

For schooling, he attended Govt.

Primary School, Mundwara and Bajaj School, Kasi Ka Bas, Sikar, Govt.

Shri Kalyan School, and Sikar for HSC.

Amra Ram participated in the sport of Kabbadi, playing for Rajasthan in the National Open Championship held in Simoga, Karnataka in 1971.

In 1973 Amra Ram joined Shri Kalyan Govt. College, there he studied for B.Sc. degree and in 1976 he went to Gorakhpur University, where he earned his Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree.

In 1979, he returned to Shri Kalyan Govt. College and earned his M.Com degree in EAFM subject.

He was elected Students Union President of Shri Kalyan Govt. College under the banner of SFI in 1979.

At that time, Shri Kalyan Govt.

College was the second largest college in Rajasthan on the basis of students strength.

In the same year he was elected State Vice President of SFI's Rajasthan Unit.

He was elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for four terms.

Amra Ram is known for bringing farmer issues to the notice of Assembly.

After completing the college, he started the job of a government teacher in 1982.

During this, He taught at the Dhod and Nagawa School.

Soon he left the job and actively joined activism and politics.

While studying in college, he joined the Students Federation of India (SFI), the student organization of Communist Party of India (Marxist).

He was a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1993 to 2013.

Amra Ram is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

On the 11th day, on the call of the Kisan Sabha, the farmers blocked highways and all other major and minor roads.

Then the government invited the delegation of farmers for the talks on 11 September.

After 2 days of long talks the government accepted the demand of the farmers on 13 September.

The movement was withdrawn after the demands were accepted.

Since 2014, he has been the State Secretary of CPI(M) Rajasthan unit and CEC member of CPI(M).

Currently he is the vice-president of All India Kishan Sabha since October 2017.

A large farmer's movement started in Rajasthan on 1 September 2017 to promote farmer's loan waivers, minimum support price and other demands under the leadership of Akhil Bhartiya Kishan Sabha (AIKS).

Kisan Sabha, President, Amra Ram, Former MLA Pema Ram, Hetram Benwal, Pawan Duggal, Mangal Singh Yadav, Bhagirath Netar, Sagar Mal Khachariya and others were leading the movement.

Sikar was the center of movement, so it is known as "Sikar Kisan Andolan".

Thousands of farmers gathered in Sikar Mandhi on 1 September, and said their Padav would continue until demands were accepted.

Kishan Padav (Hindi: किसान पड़ाव) continued in Sikar and Other Districts including Bikaner, Nagaur, Jhunjhunu, Churu, Hanumangarh, Shri Ganganagar, Alwar till 10 September.

During this, government imposed Section 144 and also blocked Internet services in Sikar.

When the demands were not accepted, on 10 September, AIKS called a Statewide Indefinite Highway Strike.

After beginning from Sikar, this movement spread throughout Rajasthan, it had a widespread impact in 14 districts.

Meanwhile, Sikar and other cities were also kept under strike.

Traders and many organizations supported the Farmer's Movement.