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The 'All India Kisan Sabha' was founded in Lucknow in 1936, with Swami Sahajanand Saraswati elected as its first president. Who served as its general secretary?

A. N.G. Ranga✓ Correct Answer
B. Indulal Yagnik
C. E.M.S. Namboodiripad
D. Acharya Narendra Dev

💡 Solution & Explanation

At the inaugural session of the All India Kisan Sabha in Lucknow in 1936, Swami Sahajanand Saraswati became president and N.G. Ranga took charge as general secretary to articulate peasant grievances. Figures like Indulal Yagnik and E.M.S. Namboodiripad were also prominent leftist leaders but held different organizational roles during the peasant movement. This conference marked a major milestone in mobilizing the Indian agrarian population against exploitation.

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