Cane Farmers' Leader
When negotiations began for the 1950 cane contract and there was a split among the Rewa farmers, Vishnu Deo stepped in to provide a unified voice for these farmers. Ironically, this created a further rift between himself and A.D. Patel, because he supported A.D. Patel's lifelong opponent, Ayodhya Prasad, in the ensuing cane dispute.
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