51 SOCIAL SCIENTIST APPENDIX II For further details see— Deshahitaishi : 16th August, 1974. 14th February, 1975. Gamshakti : 23rd June, 1974. 17th July, 1974. 21st July, 1974. 1st October, 1974. 3rd October, 1974. 27th November, 1974. People's Democracy : 20th January, 1974. 25th August, 1974. 15th December, 1974. 1. 23rd Conference Report, W.B.P.K.S. : Maldah. 28th-3rd March 1974. 2. Deshahitaishi, 16th August. 1974 3. 23rd Conference Report, W.B.P.K.S.: Maldah, 28th Feb-3rd March, 1974 4. Secretary's Report: W.B.P.K.S., 24th Conference, Bolepur, 1975, 5. Secretary's Report : W.B.P.K.S.. 24th Conference (Bolepur), 1975. 6. Report of the 16th Session of the 24-Parganas District Kisan Samity. 7. District Census Handbook, 24 Parganas District : Census, 1971, p. 144. 8. Census of India : 1971, Series 22—West Bengal, Part IIA. General Population Table, p. 310. 9. In the report of the 17th session of 24-Parganas District Kisan Committee it was found that Khetowal Samiti declined to pay more than Rs. 3.50-a-day while it appears from Deshahitaishi, 14th February 1974 and my interview with peasants that it was Rs. 3.00 that the Khetowal Samiti wanted to pay. 10. Interview with Kanti Biswas, a local leader, 22.10.'81. 11. Interview with Kanti Biswas on 2.8/81. 12. The Kisan Samiti demanded Rs. 30.00 per bigha for entire harvesting operation. This means Rs. 7.00 to Rs. 7.25 per day. The rate usually paid at that time was Rs. 15.00 per bigha. 13. Deshahitaishi, 14th February 1975. 14. Interview with Sachin Karmakar, a local leadarof Simulia on 9th August 1981. It was certain that a section of striking khetmajoors worked in Simulia during the strike, but it becomes difficult to trace exactly how many khetmajoors went there and for how many days did they work in Simulia. A section of middle peasant members of Kisan Samiti observed that the khetmajoor of Simulia provided 15 days work for Jaleswar khetmajoor. But Wahed Box, a khetmajoor leader of Jaleswar recollected that about 22 to 23 such khetmajoors were provided work in Simulia stated that they provided 5 to 6 days' work for khetmajoors of Jaleswar. 15. Deshahitaishi, 14th February, 1975. 16. Interview with A. Mahapatra a local leader, on. 16th November, 1982. 17. Interview with a khetmajoor of Jaleswar (Colony area) on 22nd October, 1981.