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GS History Modern India
Q.

With reference to freedom struggle, what were the Bakasht lands?

Explanation:
  • Bakasht lands were those which the occupancy tenants had lost to zamindars, mostly during the Depression years, by virtue of nonpayment of rent, and which they often continued to cultivate as share- croppers.Bakasht lands. later on the congress ministry oreder to restore the bakasht land. But the formula that was finally incorporated in the legislation on the basis of an agreement with the zamindars did not satisfy the radical leaders of the kisan Sabha. The legislation gave a certain proportion of the lands back to the tenants on condition that they pay half the auction price of the land. Besides, certain categories of land had been exempted from the operation of the law. The Bakasht lands issue became a major ground of contention between the Kisan Sabha and the Congress Ministry.

Thus, Option A is Correct.

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