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BKMU mural in Bhubaneswar

Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union (Hindi for 'Indian Land Workers Union') is a trade union of agricultural labourers in India. BKMU is politically tied to the Communist Party of India. BKMU is independent from both the main trade union central of CPI, the All India Trade Union Congress, as well as the farmers' organisation of CPI, the All India Kisan Sabha. Bhubaneswar (in Sanskrit and Oriya, The Lord of the Universe) is a city located on the eastern coast of India. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. ... AITUC rally in Alappuzha AITUC mural in Ernakulam The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is the oldest trade union federations in India and one of the three largest. ...

Around 5% of agricultural labourers in India are union affiliated. BKMU is one of the major unions working amongst them. By 1989 BKMU had a verified membership of 2 million. As per 1999, BKMU claimed a membership of 2.59 million. The main areas of influence of BKMU are Kerala (where its state unit is known as 'Kerala State Karshaka Thozhilali Federation'), Punjab, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh (where its state unit is known as 'Andhra Pradesh Vyavasaya Karmika Sangham'), Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.[1] Kerala (IPA: ; Malayalam: കേരളം — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... This article details the Indian state of Punjab. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Poshchim Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Andhra Pradesh: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్; Ä€ndhra Prādesh), is a state in South India and is part of the linguistic-cultural region of South India. ... Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش), also popularly known by its abbreviation UP, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ...

The 18th congress of CPI in Thiruvananthapuram 2002 decided to put priority to the reactivation of BKMU, and strengthen the influence of the party in rural areas. The report presented to the 19th congress of CPI in Chandigarh 2005 noted that some improvement had occured, but that work was still to be done to build BKMU. The report cited lack of whole-timers working with BKMU.[2], [3] Thiruvananthapuram (Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം []), formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarter of Thiruvananthapuram District. ... Location of Chandigarh Chandigarh (Punjabi: , Hindi: ), also called The City Beautiful, is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. ...

BKMU demands government schemes for ensuring employments to agricultural labourers. In Andhra Pradesh BKMU has joined hands with the rural labour wing of CPI(M), AIAWU, in occupying lands belonging to large landlords and distributing it to poor peasants. [4], [5] CPI(M) flag The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), is a political party in India. ...

The general secretary of BKMU is Rajya Sabha MP Nagendranath Ojha. The national president of BKMU and Lok Sabha MP from Punjab Bhan Singh Bhaura, passed away on January 3, 2004. Executive President Vice-President Prime Minister Dy. ... Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ...