Who among the following presided over the first session of All India Kisan Sabha in Lucknow in April 1936 ?

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) was established on April 11, 1936, during the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress [2]. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, who had previously founded the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha in 1929, was elected as the first President of the AIKS [2]. N.G. Ranga was appointed as the General Secretary [1]. The formation of this pan-India peasant organization was a culmination of radical developments in the agrarian sector, supported by leaders like Ram Manohar Lohia and Jayaprakash Narayan [2]. The first session issued a kisan manifesto and aimed to mobilize peasants against the zamindari system and rural debt [1]. Sahajanand Saraswati is widely recognized as the founder and undisputed leader of this organized peasant movement in India.

Sources

1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 31: Peasant Movements 1857-1947 > The All India Kisan Congress/Sabha > p. 581
2. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Kisan_Sabha