Question

What were the methods used by the Babbar Akalis to revolt against the British control over the Sikh Gurudwaras?

• A. The Babbar Akalis were militants who used violence against the British to revolt.
• B. They tried to recruit soldiers for their cause to fight the British.
• C. They were not hostile to the Indian agents of the British.
• D. The Babbar Akali Doaba newspaper was distributed among the masses to spread their revolutionary message.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

The Babbar Akali Doaba newspaper was distributed among the masses to spread their revolutionary message.

The Babbar Akali Jatha was a splinter group of the Akali Dal which engaged in militant ways. The movement aimed to finish off British informants. The Babbar Akali Jathas believed that the British would leave if their informants were exterminated. They appealed to the Punjabi soldiers in the British Indian Army to join their cause “with their arms”. The Babbars released a cyclostyled newspaper called the Babbar Akali Doaba to spread their revolutionary message.