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Describe the Komagata Maru Incident 1914.

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Komagata Maru was the name of a steamship which was taken on rent from HongKong 376 Punjabi Indian passengers were boarding it. This Ship reached Vancouver in Canada after passing Hong Kong, Shanghai and Yokohama. The Canada government did not allow it to stop at Vancouver.

On 23rd July 1914, it proceeded from Vancouver and stopped at Bajbai port in Calcutta on 29th September 1914. The government wanted to send its passengers to Punjab. The passengers fought with the police, in which about 20 passengers were killed.

Copies of Gadar Party’s major newsletter ‘Gadar’ were loaded in this shin According to the report of the British government, when this ship was at Vancouver, efforts had been made to purchase weapons and load them on this ship. The Komagata Maru incident was opposed by the members of the Gadar Party.



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