Patharu Ghat Uprising

• Nearly 140 unarmed peasants were killed by the British on 28 January, 1894 in Assam for protesting against the high taxation in land revenue levied by the colonial administration, when the military opened fire.
• The incident had taken place at Patharughat, a small village in Assam’s Darrang district, where a martyrs column stands today, which was inaugurated on 28^th January 2001.
• Every year on 28 January, the government and local people pay tribute to the martyrs of the incident (Krishak Swahid Diwas) in an official function. The Indian Army pays its respects in military style the next day.

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