The tribals were angry with the dikus, who were considered as "outsiders" by them, for several reasons:
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The land policies of the British were destroying their traditional land system, and the tribals were not happy with the dikus settling on their lands and wanting them to sell or rent their lands at very high-interest rates.
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The tribals wanted to be shifting cultivators and not be peasant cultivators, but the British forced them to follow settled agriculture.
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The tribal chiefs lost their administrative powers under the British rule, and the tribals saw the dikus, including missionaries, moneylenders, Hindu landlords, and the government, as the cause of their misery.
Overall, the tribals were against the exploitation of the people who were interfering in their lives and society as outsiders.
