Question

"Pajhota" movement of Sirmour, which was extension of "Quit India Movement" was led by
1. Lt. Gen. M. S. Himmat Singh
2. Pt. Padam Dev
3. Dr. Y. S. Parmar
4. Mian Chunchu 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Mian Chunchu 

Pajhota Movement:​

• The Pajhota agitation in which the people of a part of Sirmour state revolted is regarded as an extension of the Quit India Movement of 1942.
• Pajhota Movement took place in the Sirmaur Princely State of Himachal Pradesh in the year 1942.
• Rajendra Prakash was the Maharaja of Sirmaur princely state of Himachal Pradesh during the Pajhota movement.
• Nokarshahi was ruled by the princely state.
• During World War II in order to help the British, the king started forcibly recruiting the people from the subjects.
• Farmers were not free to sell crops in the open market and many kinds of taxes were also imposed and the conditions of peasants of the princely state was in bad shape.

Formation of Pajhota Kisaan Sabha for Pajhota Movement: 

• The main leader of the Pajhota Movement was Vaid Surat Singh and his wife Sunhari Devi.
• In October 1942, the persecuted and conscious farmers of Pazhota established a Kisan Sabha in Jadol-Taproli in the princely state of Sirmaur.
• Executive Members of the house were Laxmi Singh Pradhan, Gulab Singh in Taproli, Chunchu Mian of Jadol, Mehar Singh, Madan Singh, Antar Singh of Pan Kuffar, Vaid Surat Singh of Katogada, Jalam Singh of Baghol, Kahi Ram of Leu, Kali Ram of Neri and Padam was Rama.
• Vaid Surat Ram was made the secretary of the Kisan Sabha.
• All the members of the assembly took an oath to fulfil the responsibility of making saltwater out of the water lot.
• The Kisan Sabha also started the Non-Cooperation Movement and Satyagraha started the armed movement in protest of the bribery and dictatorship of the king's employees.

​Thus, "Pajhota" movement of Sirmour, which was an extension of the "Quit India Movement" was led by Mian Chunchu.

Demands of peasants in the Pajhota Movement:

• End of forced labour practice.
• Construction of new schools and post offices etc.
• Unlicensed arms possession.
• Termination of women's customs.
• Open trade law of potato crop.
• Transfer of corrupt employees.
• Establish a cabinet elected by the subjects.