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Chauri Chaura Incidence

The annual session of the congress held at Ahmadabad in Dec 1921 passed a resolution offering the determination of the congress to continue the programme of non-violent non-co-operation with great or vigor .The resolution called upon the people to organize individual or mass civil disobedience along non-violent lines. On 1 February 1922, Gandhiji announced that he would start mass civil disobedience including non-payment of taxes, unless within seven days the political prisoners were released and the press freed from govt control on 5 February 1922, a congress processions of 3000 peasants at Chauri Chaura, a village in Gorakpur district in U.P was fixed upon by the police station causing the death of 22 policemen. Gandhiji was greatly shocked at this incident and suspended the movement. The Congress working committee met at Bardoli in Gujarat on 12 February and passed a resolution stopping all activities which would lead to breaking of law. Significance: - The non-co-operation movement of 1920 failed to achieve its immediate goal of establishing Swaraj in India. Net the movement had great impact in the history of the freedom movement. It was the first mass movement of its kind that touched the people of even the remote village. When thousands of people walked together shoulder to shoulder and resisted the British forces the national movement naturally became quite wider into Scope. It was no longer limited to only a few educated urban people. It increased the self-confidence of the people. They were now inspired with the moral to challenge the imperialistic rule of the British. The movement surpassed all caste and creed distinction in the society .It led to the hindu-muslim unity as was not witnessed before. The congress became a revolutionary organisation. It undermined the prestige and power of the British. The Indians realized that if they work together, the road to freedom was not far away. As a result of this movement, many national schools and colleges were founded in different part of the country. Khadi became symbol of national movement. Besides, steps were taken in the direction of prohibition and removal of untouchability. Thus, on-co-operation movement was a great step towards achieving the freedom of the country.

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