Following were the main reasons of the peasant movement in Rajasthan:
(1) The farmers were charged unfair land taxes and the Lag – Bag tax by the Jagirdars:
The state rulers and the Jagirdars levied heavy taxes on the farmers besides the traditional lag – bag which included the forced / labour.
2. Taxes other than ‘Lag – Bag’:
Apart from lag-bagh,other taxes which were forcefully collected by the jagirdar from the farmers and given to the ruler were – Rekh (annual tax of total revenue of the Jagir),Talwar – Bandhai (Succession tax), Chakri (annual amount paid to the ruler in exchange of military services provided and Nazrana (gift amount)
3. Social and economic exploitation of the farmers:
The feudal system of various principalities of Rajasthan exploited the farmers in various ways. They were continuously exploited in social and economic terms, due to which the farmers were distressed.
4. Inhuman behaviour of the Jagirdars:
If the peasants showed their inability to do forced labour on some reasonable ground, they were mercilessly beaten. If they could not pay the levies imposed on them, they were disowned from their lands. All above reasons inspired farmers to conduct movements in Rajasthan.
