# Date- Feb 1948
# Place - SUKET ( Now in Mandi )
✓The Civil Disobedience Movement in Suket, popularly known as Suket Satyagraha was launched under the patronage of Praja Mandal Party in February, 1948, which finally led to the merger of Suket state with the Indian Union.
✓On February 16, 1948, the ruler of Suket, Lakshman Sen, was given a 48 hours ultimatum to merge his state with the Indian Union, failing which a Satyagraha would be launched.
✓Finding no responce from the ruler, a non violent movement was started on February 18, 1948 in two prongs.
✓One column, consisting of a batch of one thousand satyagrahis led by Pt. Padam Dev marched into Suket state through Tatapani on Suket border and second group marched from Behna village in the Indian territory.
✓As the satyagrahis advanced, hundereds of people joined them. The Satyagrahis met hardly any resistance from the Suket police as it was completely demoralized due to the overwhelming response which the Satyagrahis received from the subjects of the state as well as others.
✓On fifth day(February 23, 1948), the Satyagrahis of both the columns joined at Karsog.
✓They camped at Jaidevi, about eight miles from Sundernagar, the capital of the State By now more than three-fourths of the territory had been occupied by the Satyagrahis in the name of People's government Police posts captured included those of Phernu, Kotli, Karsog, Pangna Nihri and Jaidevi.
✓Meanwhile, the subjects of Dehar tehsil also rose in rebellion and half of its territory was also liberated.
✓With the intensification of the Satyagrah the ruler yielded and the state administration was taken over by the Government of India through the instrument of merger.
✓ This event caught editorial headings of The Tribune-"Seven Days that shook the Himalayas."
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