GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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The non Co-operators were not enthusiastic
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The leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose were against it
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Gandhiji bowed to the pressure of the British government
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Chauri Chaura incident
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Detailed explanation-1: -In February 1922, in the village of Chauri Chaura of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, the enraged crowd set fire to the police station, and 22 policemen were burnt alive. Gandhiji called off the Non-Cooperation Movement as the protestors violated his principles of non-violence. Q.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Chauri Chaura incident occurred at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province, (modern Uttar Pradesh) in British India on 4 February 1922, when a large group of protesters, participating in the Non-cooperation movement, clashed with police, who opened fire.
Detailed explanation-3: -In retaliation, the demonstrators attacked and set fire to a police station, which killed all of its occupants. The incident led to the death of three civilians and 22 policemen. Mahatma Gandhi halted the Non-Cooperation Movement on the national level on 12 February 1922 as a direct result of the incident.
Detailed explanation-4: -The non-cooperation movement was a reaction towards the oppressive policies of the British Indian government such as the Rowlatt Act of 18 March 1919, as well as towards the Jallianwala Bagh of 13 April 1919.