Virendra Lal
Fijian politician
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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.
Virenda Lal | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Party | FijiFirst |
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]
