Which of the following statements is/are incorrect about All India Kisan Sabha?
1. It was founded in Lucknow in April 1936.
2. N.G. Ranga was its fi rst President.
3. Its activities were phased out during the congress ministries in 1937-39.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
2 and 3 only
Correct AnswerExplanation:
Explanation: Statement 2 is incorrect: This sabha was founded in Lucknow in April 1936 with Swami Sahjanand Saraswati as the president and N.G. Ranga as the general secretary. Statement 3 is incorrect: The period 1937-39 was the high watermark of the peasant movements and activity under the Congress provincial rule. Supplementary notes: The All India Kisan Congress/Sabha This sabha was founded in Lucknow in April 1936 with Swami Sahjanand Saraswati as the president and N.G
Ranga as the general secretary. A kisan manifesto was issued and a periodical under Indulal Yagnik started. The AIKS and the Congress held their sessions in Faizpur in 1936.
The Congress manifesto (especially the agrarian policy) for the 1937 provincial elections was strongly in fl uenced by the AIKS agenda. The period 1937-39 was the high watermark of the peasant movements and activity under the Congress provincial rule. The chief form of mobilisation was through holding kisan conferences and meetings where demands were aired and resolutions were passed. Mobilisation campaigns were carried out in the villages.
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By: Parvesh Mehta