Residents of Phulaguri ,Nagaon on Friday paid homage to the peasants who died in firing by the British military 163 years ago.
The revolt, known as ‘Phulaguri dhewa’, in which a British official was killed and several police officers were injured, was triggered by a ban imposed on opium cultivation and a proposed taxation on betel leaf and nut.
The local farmers who were dependent on this cultivation for their livelihood, were badly affected. This led to the peasants of Raha, Barapujia, Saragaon, Katahguri to revolt against the British government.
Pradeep Deka, secretary, Phulaguri Dhewa Smiti Rakshya Samiti further urged the government to preserve the site known as Manuh Pura Beel, a place where a total of 69 peasants, killed during the uprising by the British-led security forces, were buried together.
Source Assam Tribune
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