History & Civics
Gandhi suspended the Non-Cooperation Movement on 5th February, 1922. In this context, answer the following questions:
(a) Why did Gandhi suspend the Movement?
(b) How had some prominent Congressmen reacted to Gandhi's decision?
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(a) Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Non Cooperation Movement because of the tragic incident at Chauri Chaura.
- On 5th February, 1922 a clash took place at Chauri Chaura, a small town in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- A police officer had beaten some volunteers picketing a liquor shop.
- A whole crowd of peasants that had gathered there went to the police station.
- The mob set fire to the police station with some twenty-two policemen inside it.
- Gandhi ji was greatly shocked at such a turn of events.
- He realised that the country was not yet ready for a non violent struggle and suspended the movement.
(b) The suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement gave great dissatisfaction to many Congressmen.
- C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru protested against the Resolution of the Working Committee.
- Subhash Bose called it "a national calamity."
- Jawaharlal also felt the Movement should not have been simply suspended because some poor peasants had misbehaved.
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