Question

Tebhaga Revolt of 1946 took place in:
1. Gujarat
2. Punjab
3. Sind
4. Bengal

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Bengal

The correct answer is Bengal.

• The Tebhaga Movement of Bengal in 1946 was the most powerful in the peasant movement.
• The farmers started a struggle to reduce the rate of rent to one-third as per the recommendation of the 'Floud Commission'.
• The 'Tebhaga Movement' of Bengal was to provide two-thirds of the crop to the oppressed sharecroppers.
• The leaders of this movement were Kampram Singh and Bhavan Singh.
• The movement was led by the All India Kisan Sabha, the peasant wing of CPI.
• Initially, only a few peasants participated but in January 1947, the Bengal Bargadars Temporary Regulation Bill incorporated the demand of the Sharecroppers.