In 1918, the Saurashtra region faced plague. So, with the end of the plague, Mill owner of Ahmedabad Mill decided to end the Plague bonus. But workers of the Mill protested on the ground that natural plague ie disease is over. But after World War-I, the worldly plague ie inflation came into existence
dye. So, this brought down the relevancy of the Indigo cultivation. So, in this situation, European planters taking advantage of their power and position and weakness of Indian farmers started exploitation of farmers. They started demanding illegal cess means a share in the produce of Indian farmers.
