Virendra Lal

Virenda Lal
Member of the Fijian Parliament
for FijiFirst List
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 February 2023
Preceded byRosy Akbar
In office
8 December 2020 – 14 December 2022
Preceded byVijendra Prakash
Personal details
Political partyFijiFirst

Virenda Lal is a Fijian politician and member of the Parliament of Fiji. Elected as a member of the FijiFirst party, he became an independent following the party's collapse.

Before entering politics he was secretary of Hindu organisation Shree Sanatan Dharam Pratinidhi Sabha.[1]

Lal entered parliament for the first time in December 2020, following the resignation of Vijendra Prakash.[2][3] He contested the 2022 Fijian general election as a FijiFirst candidate,[4] but did not win a seat.

He returned to parliament in February 2023 following the resignation of Rosy Akbar.[5]

On 31 May 2024 he was one of 17 FijiFirst MPs purportedly sacked by the party for voting to increase their salaries against a party directive.[6][7] The sacking was deemed invalid by the speaker,[8] and following the collapse and deregistration of the party he remained in parliament as an independent.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Security stepped up at Hindu temples in Fiji". RNZ. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. ^ Indra Singh (8 December 2020). "Lal, Waqanika approved as MPs". FBC News. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ Shalveen Chand (8 December 2020). "Prakash Resigns As Govt MP, Lal Steps Up". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. ^ Josefa Babitu (31 October 2022). "FijiFirst Announces 35 Proposed Candidates". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Lal replaces Akbar in Parliament". Fiji Times. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Fiji's main opposition FijiFirst sacks 17 MPs who voted for pay rise". RNZ. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ^ "FijiFirst MPs terminated". FBC News. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ Vijay Narayan (14 June 2024). "Speaker decides 17 FijiFirst MPs keep their seats, and refers Bainimarama and Koya for alleged probable breaches". Fiji Village. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. ^ Jone Salusalu (2 July 2024). "FijiFirst Party Deregistered, Opposition to Serve as Independent MPs". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2 July 2024.


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