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      Important points for Patharughat peasant uprising

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      Patharughat Peasant Uprising

      • After the British annexation of Assam in 1826, surveys of the vast lands of the state began.
      • On the basis of such surveys, the British began to impose land taxes, much to the resentment of the farmers.
      • In 1893, the British government decided to increase agricultural land tax reportedly by 70- 80 per cent.
      • Up until then the peasants would pay taxes in kind or provide service in lieu of cash.
      • Across Assam, peasants began protesting the move by organising Raij Mels, or peaceful peoples’ conventions.

      British reaction to the protest

      • The unarmed peasants were protesting against the increase in land revenue levied by the colonial administration when the military opened fire.
      • Despite these gatherings being democratic, the British perceived them as “breeding grounds for sedition”.
      • On January 28, 1894, when the British officers were refusing to listen to the farmers’ grievances, things heated up.
      • There was a lathi charge, followed by an open firing which killed many of the peasants present.

      Significance of the incident

      • The incident was one of the most tragic and inspiring episodes in the saga of the Indian freedom movement.
      • However, it rarely features in the mainstream historical discourse of the freedom struggle.
      • For the larger Assamese community, Patharughat comes second only to the Battle of Saraighat, when the Ahoms defeated the Mughals in 1671.

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