The All India Kisan Sabha emerged as a major farmers’ organisation during India’s freedom struggle, advocating agrarian reforms, peasant rights, and resistance against colonial exploitation and feudal practices.

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• All India Kisan Sabha was established in 1936 to represent farmers’ interests and fight against colonial exploitation and feudal land practices.
• The organisation was formally formed during the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress in April 1936.
• Swami Sahajanand Saraswati became the first president of the organisation and played a key role in mobilising peasants across India.
• The movement originated from the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha formed in 1929 to oppose zamindari exploitation and protect tenant farmers’ rights.
• Major leaders associated with the organisation included N. G. Ranga, Ram Manohar Lohia, Jayaprakash Narayan, and Acharya Narendra Dev.
• The organisation demanded abolition of the zamindari system, reduction in land revenue, fair taxation policies, and redistribution of land to poor and landless farmers.
• All India Kisan Sabha played a significant role in major agrarian movements such as the Tebhaga Movement and Telangana Peasant Armed Struggle.
• In recent years, the organisation also participated actively in protests against controversial farm laws while continuing advocacy for farmer welfare and agricultural reforms.