#LOCATION–SIRMAUR
✓It was extension of quit India movement in Himachal Pradesh
#REASON
✓Pajhota Andolan was both AGRARIAN& POLITICAL in nature.
✓Suppression by employees of Raja annoyed people of this area.
✓It was started under the aegis of KISAN SABHA.
✓Some Farmers of Giripur area assembled at village- JADOL- TAPROLI and Formed KISAN SABHA
✓LAKSHMI SINGH– was chairman of this Sabha and VAID SURAT PRAKASH was secretary
✓It was so well organized that state imposed Martial law
#LEADERS of this Movement
✓Vaid Surat Singh
✓Lakshmi Singh
✓Sunhari Devi... etc.
#OBJECTIVE AND FUNCTION OF PAJOTHA KISAN SABHA–
1.Taxes like Pasture tax, animal tax etc. should be removed.
2.Open trading of crops should be encouraged.
3.Removal of corrupt employees of state.
4. Establishment of elected body in Sirmaur.
5.Zero tolerance towards British rule.
6.No forcible recruitment of young people in the World War 2.
#CLASHES between RAJA OF SIRMAUR AND FARMERS ASSOCIATION
MAHARAJA RAJENDRA PRAKASHA
✓some of these demands (as stated above in objectives) were sent to raja, but he didn’t pay any attention to these demands, which further annoyed these farmers.
✓There was Revenue minister of Raja known as Gopal singh – he rejected all these demands
✓In 1943 this movement became bit violent in nature and Vaid Sura Singh was main leader in this movement
✓later on Raja of Sirmaur imposed martial law in the state
IMPACT–
-Kisan Sabha organized Parallel government in the Princely state
-Plight of Agrarian economy and agrarian Crisis were highlighted through this movement
-Synchronization of freedom struggle movements of Himachal Pradesh with that of National freedom struggle movements ex. Quit India movement was another outcome of this movement.
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