1907 Punjab unrest

The 1907 Punjab unrests were period of unrest in the

British Indian province of Punjab, principally around the
Colonisation bill that was implemented in the province in
1906. This time line has often been called the beginning
of the freedom movement in Punjab. Important leaders
of this movement include Lala Lajpat Rai, Sardar Ajit
Singh among others.
1 Colonisation Bill
The colonisation bill was passed in the year 1906. This
bill was passed after the passing of the Punjab Land
Alienation act which had already caused a feeling of dis-
content among the Elite urban class. The colonisation
bill provided for transfer of property of a person after his
death to the government if he didn't have any heirs of his
own and the Government could sell the property to any
public or private developer.This was completely against
the social conditions prevailing in the region and hence it
was rejected by all the sides.
2 The Agitation
The agitation against these measures of the Government
was led by lala lajpat rai, he called for extreme mea-
sures . The rst of the Protests was organised in the
chenab colony, which was supposed to be the most af-
fected by this bill. the 1st protest saw various organisa-
tions submitting memorials to the government to redress
their grievances, but the government failed to pay any
heed to these memos. This agitation was followed by a
protest at Lyallpur. these agitations led to the formation
of secret societies like Anjuman-i- Muhibhan-i- Watan,
the founder of which was Ajit Singh, a Jat Sikh who was
believed to have the popular backing of lajpat rai. This
period saw mass agitations which nally ended in the de-
portation of both Rai and Ajit singh.
3 References
The Indian Army and the Making of Punjab By Rajit
K Mazumder. p. 203. Published by Orient Long-
man, 2003. ISBN 81-7824-059-9
The Punjab Disturbances of 1907: The Response of
the British Government in India to Agrarian Unrest.
N. Gerald Barrier. Modern Asian Studies, Vol. 1,
No. 4 (1967), pp. 353383
The Garrison State: The Military, Government and
Society in Colonial Punjab. by Tai Yong Tan. p. 95.
Published by SAGE, 2005. ISBN 0-7619-3336-0.
The History of British India: A Chronology.by John
F. Riddick. p. 92 Published by Greenwood Publish-
ing Group, 2006. ISBN 0-313-32280-5.
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