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GS History Modern India
Q.

With reference to Kheda satyagraha, consider the following statements:

1. Mahatama Gandhi was appointed as a member of the government committe formed to resolve grievances of peasants.

2. Vallabhbhai Patel and Indulal Yagnik participated in the movement.

3. Gujarat Sabha was founded by Mahatama Gandhi to organize peasants in Kheda.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: It was in Champaran satyagraha where Mahatama Gandhi was nominated as a member of the government appointed committe (Champaran Agragarian committee) to look into the matter.

Statement 2 is correct: The Kheda peasant struggle is also known as no-tax peasant struggle. It was a satyagraha launched in March 1919 under the leadership of Gandhiji, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Indulal Yajnik, N.M. Joshi, Shankerlal Pareekh and several others. The peasants of Kheda signed a petition in leadership of Sardar Patel and called for tax to be scrapped.

Statement 3 is incorrect: Gujarat Sabha was not founded by Mahatama Gandhi. It was established in 1884 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Most of its membership were Gujarati lawyers and civic leaders, including men like Vallabhbhai Patel, Narhari Parikh, Ravi Shankar Vyas and Mohanlal Pandya, who would become famous freedom fighters and political leaders. Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi served as its president from 1918 to 1919. The Sabha would play a pivotal role in organizing the peasant rebellion in Kheda in 1918-19. It merged into the Indian National Congress in 1920 - becoming the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee.

Thus, Option B is Correct.

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