Question

what rumors were spread by the local leaders in the peasants
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Answer 1

Answer:

In mid-July, peasants heard rumours that the king and/or his aristocrats had hired gangs of mercenaries or brigands to destroy their crops or property, as a means of imposing political control.

Answer 2

The rumors were that Gandhiji had declared that no taxes were to be paid and land was to be redistributed among the poor.

Explanation:

• Local organizers told peasants in several locations that Gandhiji had stated that no taxes would be paid and that land would be shared to the poor. The Mahatma's name was being evoked to validate all actions and objectives.

• The peasant movement took forms that the Congress leadership did not approved.

• As the movement grew in 1921, talukdars and merchants homes were assaulted, bazaars were robbed, and food hoards were seized.