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    The 1907 Punjab unrest was a period of unrest in the British Indian province of Punjab in response to the Colonisation Bill passed in 1906. This bill allowed the government to claim land from those without heirs and sell it, which contradicted local customs. Lala Lajpat Rai and Sardar Ajit Singh led protests against the bill. As agitation grew, with demonstrations in Chenab Colony and Lyallpur, secret societies formed in opposition. The unrest ended when British authorities deported Rai and Singh.

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    The 1907 Punjab unrest was a period of unrest in the British Indian province of Punjab in response to the Colonisation Bill passed in 1906. This bill allowed the government to claim land from those without heirs and sell it, which contradicted local customs. Lala Lajpat Rai and Sardar Ajit Singh led protests against the bill. As agitation grew, with demonstrations in Chenab Colony and Lyallpur, secret societies formed in opposition. The unrest ended when British authorities deported Rai and Singh.

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    The 1907 Punjab unrest was a period of unrest in the British Indian province of Punjab in response to the Colonisation Bill passed in 1906. This bill allowed the government to claim land from those without heirs and sell it, which contradicted local customs. Lala Lajpat Rai and Sardar Ajit Singh led protests against the bill. As agitation grew, with demonstrations in Chenab Colony and Lyallpur, secret societies formed in opposition. The unrest ended when British authorities deported Rai and Singh.

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    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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