100 Years Of The ‘Chauri Chaura' Incidence

To mark 100 years of the ‘Chauri Chaura' incident as a landmark event in the country's fight for independence, the Uttar Pradesh Government has announced to hold year-long centenary programmes and plans to develop the place as a heritage tourist spot.
The Chauri Chaura incident took place on 4 February 1922 at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province (modern Uttar Pradesh) in British India, when a large group of protesters participating in the Non-cooperation movement, clashed with police who opened fire. In retaliation the demonstrators attacked and set fire to a police station, killing all of its occupants. Mahatma Gandhi, who was strictly against violence, halted the non-co-operation movement on the national level on 12 February 1922, as a direct result of this incident.