8. Revolts in Gujarat region

 

 

Kanbi-Patidar farmers were making a decent living through cotton, tobacco and dairy farming. However, plague disease and famine from \(1898\ \)to \(1906\ \)reduced their income. Yet, the officers insisted on the entire land revenue. The local peasants, therefore, started a no-tax campaign in the Kheda district in 1918. Later, Gandhi took the leadership of this movement.

The government reduced the land revenue and ordered the officials to collect Revenue only from those farmers who were prepared to pay.

Area: Bardoli, Gujarat.
Reason: The government’s proposal to increase land revenue by \(30%\).
Led by: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

 

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel appeared as a national leader in this campaign. He advocated for the farmers not to pay taxes and started a no-tax campaign on 12 February 1928. There was massive participation of women in this campaign. The peasants faced the auction sales and the inevitable loss of almost all of their lands but denied to obey the Government.

The government set up a commission headed by Maxwell-Broomfield.

Reduced land Revenue and returned confiscated land back to farmers.