ABSTRACT

The current study titled ‘’Exploring the Association Between Ejectment and Peasants’ Movement in North Hashtnagar, District Charsadda, Pakistan ‘’ aimed at exploring the causes of Peasants' Movement in North-Hashtnagar and its socio-economic impact on peasants’ community. Data for the study were collected through the interview schedule from 380 sampled respondents belonging to landlords, peasants and labourers community. The study variables included both independent variable (ejectment) and dependent variable (peasants’ movement). Likert scale was used for the measurement of variables, and the chi-square test was used to test the association between independent and dependent variables. With the introduction of modern agricultural machinery, landlords’ dependency on peasants was reduced. Tractors, thresher, pesticides and fertilisers brought a significant change in agribusiness as a result manual labour was replaced by automated machines. In order to get more money from their field landlords decided to cultivate their land themselves. Therefore peasants were ejected from their lands that accelerated peasants uprising. As the peasants’ movement progressed, peasants were no more evacuated from the lands. Before the peasants’ movement, landlords used to settle the lease matter with strict terms and conditions. However, after the peasants’ uprising lease matters are settled mutually in a lenient way. Similarly the practice of landlords to use private guards and police for evacuating peasants from their lands was abolished after the successful uprising of peasants. Keywords; North-Hashtnagar; Peasants’ Uprising; Eviction; Ejectment

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2019/8.11.4871