Harse Chhina Mogha Morcha

The Harse Chhina Mogha Morcha was an agrarian revolt in Harse Chhina, Punjab, India, that took place 1946-1947. Harse Chhina is a village near Amritsar. The campaign was launched in 1946, under the leadership of the Communist Party. The movement had been launched in response to a decision from the Punjab Government to decrease the supply of water irrigation to farmers, by remodelling the "moghas" (canal outlets). The campaign was headed by Comrade Achhar Singh Chhina, Sohan Singh Josh, Mohan Singh Batth, Baba Karam Singh Cheema, Jagbir Singh Chhina, and Gurdial Singh Dhillon. During the campaign a few leaders and 950 protesting peasants were arrested by police and detained in Lahore jail for three months. [S. Gajrani Peasant Movement in Punjab Page 33 ] [S. Gajrani - Peasant uprisings - 1987 page 120 ] Ralhan, O.P.. " [http://books.google.com/books?id=42DuqSV5NFoC Encyclopaedia of political parties : India, Pakistan, Bangladesh : national, regional, local. Vol. 27, Revolutionary movements (1930-1946)] ". New Delhi: Anmol, 1997. p. 701]

As a result of this movement an all party-negotiation was held with the Revenue Minister and the government official on providing more farming water to the agriculturalists, as per the previous agreement between the farmers and government. In the end the government gave in to the demands of the movement. [ Peasants in India's Non-violent Revolution: Practice and Theory - Page 567] [ Mridula Mukherjee - History - 2004 - page 577]

The participants of the Harsha Chhina Mogha Morcha struggle are recognized as freedom fighters by the Indian government, and are entitled to freedom fighter pensions from the Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation Division.http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/SSS-PensionScheme.pdf] [ [http://pensionersportal.gov.in/Briefsssp.asp Pensioners Portal ] ]

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