Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct?
A.The Eka Movement was throughout supported and organized by the Congress while Bardoli Satyagraha was initially independent of Congress influence and was only in the last stages supported by the Congress.
B.The Eka Movement was provided leadership by the taluqdars of Awadh, whereas the Bardoli Satyagraha was a movement of the landless labourers.
C.The Bardoli Satyagraha was a campaign against the enhancement of land revenue, while the Eka Movement was a protest against excessive extraction of rents.
D.The Eka Movement was located in the Varanasi and Mirzapur districts of the present-day U.P., while the Bardoli Satyagraha took place in Saurashtra.
Explanation: * The Bardoli Satyagraha was launched in the Bardoli taluq of Surat district (Gujarat) against the British government's decision to increase land revenue by 30%. Led by Vallabhbhai Patel, the peasants collectively refused to pay the enhanced revenue. * In contrast, the Eka Movement emerged in the Awadh region (Hardoi, Bahraich, Sitapur districts of UP) as a peasant uprising against exorbitant rents, exploitation by thekedars (revenue contractors), and oppressive share-rents.