The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for:
✓ Correct answer: a) the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one third.
ExplanationTebhaga Peasant Movement (1946) in Bengal aimed to reduce landlords’ share of the harvest from one-half to one-third.The movement, led by the Bengal Provincial Kisan Sabha, called for the implementation of the Floud Commission recommendations, demanding two-thirds of the produce for sharecroppers (bargadars) instead of the previous one-half.The main slogan, “nij khamare dhan tolo,” urged sharecroppers to keep their paddy in their own homes, not at the landlord’s.The movement was strongest in North Bengal, particularly among the Rajbanshis and Muslims.32
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