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Let’s talk about the original Kisaan Anthem, ‘Pagdi Sambhal Jatta’!
Sardar Ajit Singh, Uncle of Sardar Bhagat Singh, spearheaded the “Pagdi Sambhal Jatta” movement in 1907, to protest 3 farm laws enacted by the British.
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Sardar Ajit Singh, Uncle of Sardar Bhagat Singh, spearheaded the “Pagdi Sambhal Jatta” movement in 1907, to protest 3 farm laws enacted by the British.
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The movement got its name on March 22, 1907, at a meeting in Lyallpur where Lala Banke Dayal, editor of Jhang Sayal, recited his poem “Pagdi Sambhal Jatta.”
The protests lasted 9 months and ended with a complete repeal of all three laws.
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The protests lasted 9 months and ended with a complete repeal of all three laws.
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In the late 1800’s the Brits created a canal to draw water to an uninhabited but promising area in present day Faisalabad, Pakistan. They promised free land to the farmers who would settle there.
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