From 1940 to 1943, B.D. Lakshman represented the Kisan Sangh in negotiations with the Colonial Sugar Refining Company (Fiji) and in numerous discussions with the Government.
In 1953, differences arose between Ayodhya Prasad and B.D. Lakshman, who was now the Vice President of the Kisan Sangh, regarding payment to the Fijian landowners to obtain land to construct a building for the Kisan Sangh.