Withdrawal of NCM and its Aftermath
Chauri-Chaura Incident
- On 4th February, a Congress procession of 300 peasants at Chauri Chaura, a village in the Gorakhpur district of U.P., was fired upon by the police. The angry crowd attacked and burnt the police station causing the death of 22 policemen.
- Gandhi thought that if the movement turned violent, the British could easily suppress it. Therefore, he decided to suspend the non-cooperation movement. He also postponed the proposed civil disobedience.
Bardoli Resolution
- Congress Working Committee (CWC) met at Bardoli in Gujarat on 12th February 1922 and passed a resolution stopping all activities which would lead to the ....