Q. Who among the following founded the All India Kisan Congress/Sabha?

[A] Swami Sahjanand Saraswati

[B] Lala Lajpat Rai

[C] Lalji Naranji

[D] K.M. Munshi

Answer: A
Notes:

Explanation: The All India Kisan Congress/ sabha founded in Lucknow in April 1936 with Swami Sahjanand Saraswati as the president and N.G. Ranga as the general secretary.

  • A kisan manifesto was issued and a periodical under Indulal Yagnik started. The AIKS and the Congress held their sessions in Faizpur in 1936.
  • The Congress manifesto (especially the agrarian policy) for the 1937 provincial elections was strongly influenced by the AIKS agenda.

Source: Spectrum Modern India

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