. ▁The ▁ra iy ats ▁got ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁transfer ▁their ▁land ▁without ▁pay ing ▁any ▁transfer - fe e ▁to ▁zam ind ars . ▁The ▁law ▁reduced ▁the ▁interest ▁rate ▁for ▁ar re ars ▁of ▁rent ▁from ▁ 1 2 . 5 0 % ▁to ▁ 6 . 2 5 %. ▁The ▁ra iy ats ▁also ▁got ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁get ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁( land ▁lost ▁through ▁river ▁er os ion ▁and ▁appeared ▁again ) ▁land ▁by ▁payment ▁of ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁rent ▁within ▁twenty ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁er os ion . ▁Thus ▁several ▁acts ▁enfor ced ▁during ▁Hu q ' s ▁Prem iers hip ▁helped ▁the ▁pe as ants ▁to ▁light en ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁bur dens ▁though ▁Hu q ▁could ▁not ▁fully ▁execute ▁his ▁programme ▁of ▁Dal - B hat ▁placed ▁before ▁the ▁people ▁during ▁his ▁election ▁campaign s . ▁Hu q ▁also ▁promoted ▁aff irm ative ▁action ▁for ▁Beng ali ▁Muslim s . ▁ ▁Hu q ▁held ▁the ▁education ▁port folio ▁in ▁his ▁cabinet . ▁He ▁introduced ▁the ▁Primary ▁Education ▁Bill ▁in ▁the ▁Beng al ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly , ▁which ▁was ▁passed ▁into ▁law ▁and ▁made ▁primary ▁education ▁free ▁and ▁comp uls ory . ▁But ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁storm ▁of ▁protest s ▁from ▁the ▁opposition ▁members ▁and ▁the ▁press ▁when ▁F az l ul ▁Hu q ▁introduced ▁the ▁Second ary ▁Education ▁Bill ▁in ▁the ▁assembly ▁as ▁it ▁incorpor ated ▁' pr inci ples ▁of ▁commun al ▁division ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁education ' ▁at ▁the ▁secondary ▁stage