Question

What were the objectives of the 1967 Naxalbari uprising?

• A. To voice the exploitation of farmers by landlords.
• B. To confiscate the land of the landlords.
• C. To distribute the lands of the landlords among the tenants.
• D. To set up 'action committees'.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

To distribute the lands of the landlords among the tenants.

In 1967, a local peasant uprising occurred in the Naxalbari Police Station in Darjeeling. Its objectives were the following:
a) to voice the exploitation of farmers by landlords;
b) to confiscate the land of the landlords and distribute it among the tenants.

Action committees were set up by the Naxalites in order to accomplish their objectives.