In 1873, an agrarian league was formed at Pabna district of Bengal to :
initiate armed resistance against British officials.
Incorrect Answerresist the demands of the zamindars for enhanced rents.
Correct Answeroppose the efforts of British to change prevalent social practices in the region.
Incorrect Answeroppose forceful conversion activities of christian missionaries in the region.
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
In May 1873, an agrarian league or combination was formed in Yusufshahi Parganah in Pabna district of Bengal to resist the demands of the zamindars
of enhanced rents.The league organized mass meetings of peasants.and large crowds gathered and then they marched towards the villages frightening
the zamindars. The league organized a rent-strike-the ryots refused to pay the enhanced rents-and challenged the zamindars in the courts.The struggle gradually spread throughout Pabna and then to the other districts of East Bengal.
Everywhere agrarian leagues were organized, rents were withheld and zamindars fought in the courts. The main form of struggle was that of legal resistance. There was very little violence-it only occurred when the zamindars tried to compel the ryots to submit to their terms by force.In the course of the movement, the ryots developed a strong awareness of the law and their legal rights and the ability to combine and form associations for peaceful agitation.
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By: Shamsher Gill