▁to ▁leave ▁led ▁to ▁police ▁being ▁called ▁and ▁te ar ▁gas ▁used . ▁K . S . ▁Red dy ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁Alliance ▁Party ▁while ▁A . D . ▁Pat el ▁had ▁formed ▁the ▁Federation ▁Party , ▁which ▁later ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Federation ▁Party . ▁ ▁Neg oti ations ▁for ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Cont ract ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁Mah a ▁Sang h ▁and ▁four ▁other ▁can e ▁far mers ' ▁un ions ▁formed ▁an ▁um bre lla ▁organisation ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁C ane ▁G row ers ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Sug ar ▁Ref ining ▁Company ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁can e ▁contract . ▁While ▁negoti ations ▁were ▁still ▁in ▁progress , ▁the ▁K isan ▁Sang h ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁Federation ▁and ▁signed ▁the ▁contract ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁sugar ▁company , ▁leaving ▁the ▁Mah a ▁Sang h ▁as ▁the ▁dominant ▁group ▁within ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁C ane ▁G row ers . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁K isan ▁Sang h ▁ ▁V ish al ▁Sang h ▁ ▁Federation ▁of ▁C ane ▁G row ers ▁ ▁National ▁Farm ers ▁Union ▁of ▁F iji ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁A . P . ▁Sh arma , ▁Farm ers ▁Str ug gle ▁in ▁F iji : ▁a ▁History ▁of ▁F iji ▁K isan ▁Sang h , ▁K isan ▁Sang h , ▁La ut oka , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁ ▁B . ▁V . ▁L al , ▁A ▁vision ▁for ▁change : ▁AD ▁Pat el