{"id":330246,"date":"2025-03-20T11:27:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T05:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=330246"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:33:23","slug":"pepsu-muzhara-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pepsu-muzhara-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"PEPSU Muzhara Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News- <\/strong>March 19 commemorates the anniversary of the PEPSU Muzhara movement, a significant agrarian struggle in Punjab. <strong>PEPSU Muzhara Movement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-330417 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PEPSU-Muzhara-Movement.png?resize=529%2C351&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PEPSU Muzhara Movement\" width=\"529\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PEPSU-Muzhara-Movement.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PEPSU-Muzhara-Movement.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PEPSU-Muzhara-Movement.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PEPSU-Muzhara-Movement.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About PEPSU Muzhara Movement<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It was an agrarian struggle led by landless tenant farmers (muzharas) in Punjab.<\/li>\n<li>It aimed at <em>land ownership rights against feudal landlords (biswedars)<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>It was originated in the 1930s, intensified post-independence in <em>PEPSU (Patiala and East Punjab States Union).<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; background-color: #f7f2f2; height: 180px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 180px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 180px;\"><strong>About Muzharas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They were <em>tenant farmers forced to share one-third of produce with landlords<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>They were originally small landowners, but lost land under British policies.<\/li>\n<li>They were oppressed by the feudal system controlled by biswedars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Key Events and March 19 significance<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>March 1949<\/strong>: Biswedars attempted to reclaim land in Kishangarh village, but were met with strong resistance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 17, 1949<\/strong>: A confrontation led to the death of a Patiala police officer, resulting in the arrest of 35 muzharas. All were acquitted in February 1950 due to the movement\u2019s sustained efforts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 19, 1949:<\/strong> The Patiala administration sent the army to suppress the resistance. The confrontation led to the killing of four muzharas, making March 19 a symbol of the struggle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1953 Onwards<\/strong>: March 19 was annually observed to honor the movement\u2019s martyrs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Geographical Spread-<\/strong> It covered 784 villages across Patiala, Barnala, Mansa, Sangrur, Bathinda, Mohali, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, and Jind (Haryana).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Leaders<\/strong>&#8211; Jagir Singh Joga, Buta Singh, Teja Singh Sutantar, Sewa Singh Thikriwala, Bhai Jodh Singh \u2013 mobilized and led resistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News- March 19 commemorates the anniversary of the PEPSU Muzhara movement, a significant agrarian struggle in Punjab. PEPSU Muzhara Movement. About PEPSU Muzhara Movement It was an agrarian struggle led by landless tenant farmers (muzharas) in Punjab. It aimed at land ownership rights against feudal landlords (biswedars). 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