Question

With which agitation, struggle for responsible government in Kochi

• A. Electricity Agitation
• B. Malayali Memorial
• C. Nivarthana Prakshobham
• D. Punnapra Valyalar Protest

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Electricity Agitation

• The Electricity Agitation (Vaidyuthi Samaram) of 1936 was the first major popular struggle that marked the beginning of the movement for responsible government in the princely state of Cochin.

• It broke out in Thrissur (Trichur) town as a protest against the administrative decision of the then Cochin Diwan, Sir R. K. Shanmukham Chetty.

• The core issue was the Diwan's decision to privatize the distribution of electricity in Thrissur town by handing over the rights to a private agency.