Following heavy increases in land revenue demand by the British government, peasants in Bardoli, led by Vallabhbhai Patel, decided to launch a 'no tax' campaign in 1922. Gandhi had approved the campaign. However, the movement was called off by Gandhi following the Chauri Chaura incident in February 1922, which involved violence. Although the campaign was cancelled, Patel's leadership in organizing the peasantry in Bardoli was established, which later culminated in the successful Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928.
The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1996 · Topic: Peasant Movement and Kisan Sabha (Causes of Peasant Unrest: Land tenure systems, revenue policies, debt, and exploitation)
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