63rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2017

Who organized Kisan Sabha at Munger in 1922-23?

aSwami Sahajanand Saraswati
bShri Krishna Singh
cMohammad Jubair
dK. N. Singh
eNone of the above/More than one of the above✓ Correct

Explanation

With the objective of organizing peasants in Bihar, the ‘Kisan Sabha’ was formed in Munger in 1922–23 by Shah Mohammad Jubair and Shri Krishna Singh. However, the peasant movement got a decisive turn when Swami Sahajanand Saraswati formally established the ‘Kisan Sabha’ on 4 March 1928. In 1929, Swami Sahajanand founded the ‘Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha’ and became its first president.

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