How was the movement against the landlords and telukdars led by reformers?
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(1) In Awadh, peasants were suffering from exorbitantly high rates charged by landlords, and also forced begar.
(2) Baba Ramachandra, a sanyasi from Fiji led the movement against these landlords and Talukdar. In many places there were nai-dhobi bands to deprive landlords of these basic services.
(3) He organised the Oudh Kisan Sabha to mobilise the interests of these peasants. With support of the Congress the movement looked set to be successful.
(4) However it unfurled in a way which the Congress wasn’t happy with. In many places, Bazaars were looted. Houses of talukdars were attacked.
(5) In many places rumours were spread that Gandhiji had said no taxes had to be paid. The name of Mahatma was used to sanction all illegal acts.
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