Before Mahatma Gandhi, who among the following had devised the Doctrine of Passive Resistance by leading a No-rent Campaign the form of non-payment of the taxes as it would breach the legal obligation and will be a direct defiance of the administrative authority?

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Before Mahatma Gandhi, who among the following had devised the Doctrine of Passive Resistance by leading a “No-rent Campaign” the form of non-payment of the taxes as it would breach the legal obligation and will be a direct defiance of the administrative authority?

A	Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B	Sri Arubindo
C	Lala Lajpat Rai
D	Dada Bhai Naoroji

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: The no rent campaign was launched by Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1896 in the wake of the 1896 famine. He distributed the pamphlets explaining the provisions of Famine Relief Code to the public and also had requested to pay no rents.

Detailed explanation-2: -During 1896-1897, Tilak initiated a ‘no-tax’ campaign in Maharashtra. He asked the famine-stricken peasants of Maharashtra to withhold payment of land revenue if their crops had failed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The no-revenue part was a call to the zamindars to refuse to pay revenue to the Government, the no-rent a call to the tenants not to pay rent to the zamindars.In effect, since the zamindars were largely loyal to the Government; this became a no-rent struggle.

Detailed explanation-4: -The no rent campaigns were organized by the poor peasantry as the landlords imposed high rents over the lands which had been rented by the peasants. This campaign was not supported by Congress. Thus campaign was organized in Bardoli.

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