The Agitation
The agitation against these measures of the Government was led by lala lajpat rai, he called for "extreme measures" . The first of the Protests was organised in the chenab colony, which was supposed to be the most affected by this bill. the 1st protest saw various organisations submitting memorials to the government to redress their grievances, but the government failed to pay any heed to these memos. This agitation was followed by a protest at Lyallpur. these agitations led to the formation of secret societies like Anjuman-i- Muhibhan-i- Watan, the founder of which was Ajit Singh, a Jat Sikh who was believed to have the popular backing of lajpat rai. This period saw mass agitations which finally ended in the deportation of both Rai and Ajit singh.
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