Statement I: The Kisan manifesto adopted by the All India Kisan Sabha in August 1936 contained radical demands Statement II: The All India Kisan Sabha was a part of the Congress and maintained close relationship with the Provincial Congress Committees

Statement I is true as the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), founded in April 1936, adopted a Kisan Manifesto in August 1936 containing radical demands such as the abolition of landlordism (zamindari), cancellation of rural debts, and conferring land ownership on cultivating peasants [1]. Statement II is false because while the AIKS initially sought to project the kisan movement as part of the national movement and held sessions alongside the Indian National Congress (INC) at Faizpur, it maintained a separate existence as a class-based organization rather than being a formal part of the Congress [1]. Furthermore, significant rifts developed between the AIKS and Provincial Congress Committees over issues like 'bakasht land' and local conflicts, leading to an increasingly independent and militant stance by the Sabha [2].

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] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 31: Peasant Movements 1857-1947 > Bihar > p. 582