Virenda Lal | |
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Member of the Fijian Parliament for FijiFirst List | |
Assumed office 24 February 2023 | |
Preceded by | Rosy Akbar |
In office 8 December 2020 –14 December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Vijendra Prakash |
Personal details | |
Political party | FijiFirst |
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]
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