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| caption = Ugrahan in 2020<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1945}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Sunam, Punjab]], India<br />
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| monuments = [[2020-2021 Indian farmers' protest|Farmers' Protest]]<br />
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| occupation = Farmer leader<br />
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| organization = [[Bharatiya Kisan Union]] (Ekta Ugrahan)<br />
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'''Joginder Singh Ugrahan''' an ex-army man and a farmer leader, was born in 1945 in [[Sunam, Punjab]].<ref name="vJBgX" /><ref name="N6Hul" /><ref name="fjx8U" /><ref name="ucwtb" /> He is president of farm union ''[[Bharatiya Kisan Union]] (Ekta Ugrahan)''<ref name="c3cEf" /> and one of the most popular farm leaders in the country.<ref name="kncne" /><ref name="NDfdu" /><ref name="ZKWEP" /><ref name="j88wG" /> He founded ''Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) in 2002'''''.'''<ref name="fjx8U" /><ref name="JvGcF" /> <br />
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==Early life==<br />
Ugrahan was born on 1945 in [[Sunam]] town of [[Sangrur]], Punjab. He joined army in 1975 and later on he had to resign from army due to some family problems and started working in the fields after that.<ref name="wwZzU" /> While working in fields, he realised that the corporations and government exploits farmers and labourers in rural areas, so, he decided to engage in protests and activities organised by farmer unions.<ref name="O31hh" /><ref name="0lahh" /><ref name="cirWK" /> In March 2021, Ugrahan was isolated following a positive [[COVID-19]] test.<ref name="HT202103" /><br />
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==Activism==<br />
Ugrahan participated as one of leaders in the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]]. He leads Bharatiya Kisan Union's Ekta Ugrahan faction which had the largest contingent of farmers protesting at the borders of Delhi.<ref name="Caravan Ugrahan">{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Prabhjit |title=The BJP will continue to face resistance from people: Farmer leader Joginder Singh Ugrahan |url=https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/the-bjp-will-continue-to-face-resistance-from-people-farmer-leader-joginder-singh-ugrahan |work=The Caravan |date=8 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He is known as most uncompromising farm leader and defender of farmers and arguably most influential organisations in [[Malwa]] region of [[Punjab]].<ref name="0lahh" /><ref name="C5I5c" /><ref name="ajokG" /> <br />
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== References ==<br />
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<ref name="vJBgX">{{Cite book|last=Publishing|first=Outlook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UzEEAAAAMBAJ&q=Joginder+Singh+Ugrahan&pg=PA64|title=Outlook|date=2008-03-10|publisher=Outlook Publishing|language=en}}</ref><br />
<ref name="N6Hul">{{Cite web|last=Sethi|first=Chitleen K.|date=2020-12-02|title=Acupuncturist, ex-Army man, doctor — 5 farmer leaders who shaped protest against farm laws|url=https://theprint.in/india/acupuncturist-ex-army-man-doctor-5-farmer-leaders-who-shaped-protest-against-farm-laws/555363/|access-date=2021-03-28|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
<ref name="fjx8U">{{Cite web|last=Quint|first=The|date=2020-11-30|title=Soldier Turned Farmer: Joginder Singh, the Face of Farmer Protest|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/soldier-turned-farmer-joginder-singh-the-face-of-farmer-protest|access-date=2021-03-28|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref><br />
<ref name="ucwtb">{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Fatima|date=2020-12-19|title=Joginder Ugrahan — ex-Army man leading farm protest says 'Naxal' tag is only to divide farmers|url=https://theprint.in/india/joginder-ugrahan-ex-army-man-leading-farm-protest-says-naxal-tag-is-only-to-divide-farmers/568792/|access-date=2021-03-28|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
<ref name="c3cEf">{{Cite web|date=2020-12-22|title='By proposing amendments, Centre proved that the laws have flaws': BKU chief|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/by-proposing-amendments-centre-proved-that-the-laws-have-flaws-bku-chief-7114198/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><br />
<ref name="kncne">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-30|title=IE100: The list of most powerful Indians in 2021|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/ie100-indias-most-powerful-2021-7248171/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><br />
<ref name="NDfdu">{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=BKU Ekta Ugrahan president Joginder Singh Ugrahan tests positive for coronavirus|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/bku-ekta-ugrahan-president-joginder-singh-ugrahan-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-228029|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><br />
<ref name="ZKWEP">{{Cite web|last1=DelhiMarch 5|first1=Aishwarya Paliwal New|last2=March 5|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 23:06|title=100 days of farmers' agitation: Five leaders who emerged during protests|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/100-days-of-farmers-agitation-five-leaders-who-emerged-during-protests-1776165-2021-03-05|access-date=2021-03-29|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><br />
<ref name="j88wG">{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2021-03-01|title=Not afraid of Covid, won't take jabs: Farm leaders in vulnerable age group|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/not-afraid-of-covid-won-t-take-jabs-farm-leaders-in-vulnerable-age-group-121030100829_1.html|access-date=2021-03-29}}</ref><br />
<ref name="JvGcF">{{Cite web|date=2020-12-13|title=Ugrahan wears his politics on his sleeve: 'Called us Pak, now Naxals'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/joginder-singh-ugrahan-bku-farmers-protest-pakistan-naxals-7102561/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><br />
<ref name="wwZzU">{{Cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Lakhwinder|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tp1eCwAAQBAJ&q=Joginder+Singh+Ugrahan&pg=PA143|title=Agrarian Distress and Farmer Suicides in North India|last2=Bhangoo|first2=Kesar Singh|last3=Sharma|first3=Rakesh|date=2016-01-13|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-33122-3|language=en}}</ref><br />
<ref name="O31hh">{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Understand the government's fascist plans: Joginder Singh Ugrahan|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/understand-the-governments-fascist-plans-joginder-singh-ugrahan-204636|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><br />
<ref name="0lahh">{{Cite web|title=Faces of farmer protest|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/faces-of-farmer-protest-soldier-doctor-therapist-and-politician/cid/1799946|access-date=2021-03-28|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><br />
<ref name="cirWK">{{Cite web|title='PM Modi Under Pressure From Ambani, Adani; Repealing Laws Not in His Hands': BKU Leader|url=https://thewire.in/agriculture/joginder-singh-ugrahan-modi-ambani-adani-farm-laws-tomar|access-date=2021-03-29|website=The Wire}}</ref><br />
<ref name="C5I5c">{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Doaba witnesses its first big kisan rally at Muthada Kalan|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/doaba-witnesses-its-first-big-kisan-rally-at-muthada-kalan-224585|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><br />
<ref name="ajokG">{{Cite book|last=Brass|first=Tom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LxMCAwAAQBAJ&q=Joginder+Singh+Ugrahan|title=New Farmers' Movements in India|date=2014-03-05|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-20314-6|language=en}}</ref><br />
<ref name="HT202103">{{Cite news|author=<!--HT Staff-->|title=Punjab farm union leader Joginder Singh Ugrahan tests positive for Covid-19|date=2021-03-20|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-farm-union-leader-joginder-singh-ugrahan-tests-positive-for-covid19-101616241274282.html|access-date=2021-10-11}}</ref><br />
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