In the account of the peasants' struggle in the Siliguri subdivision, the peasants burnt all land records. What reason does the account give for this act?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The records had been used to cheat them of their dues
Option (1) The records showed the jotedars' title to the land — Incorrect. The jotedars appear in the account as owners of the fields where the peasants laboured. The account ties the burning of the records only to the cheating of peasants of their dues.
Option (2) The records had been used to cheat them of their dues — Correct. The peasants burnt all land records 'which had been used to cheat them of their dues'. To them the records were a tool of exploitation, so destroying them was part of the revolt.
Option (3) The records fixed the revenue owed to the government — Incorrect. The account makes no mention of revenue owed to the government. It links the burnt records to the cheating of peasants of their dues.
Option (4) The records identified the peasants enrolled as activists — Incorrect. The account does mention 15,000 to 20,000 peasants enrolled as wholetime activists. That enrolment was a separate step in organising the villages and has no link with the burning of land records.
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