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What was the reason for the call off civil disobedience movement |
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Answer» (i) When Indian leaders were arrested, angry crowds demonstrated in the streets of Peshawar, facing armoured cars and police firing. Many were killed.(ii) A month later, when Gandhiji himself was arrested, industrial workers attacked police posts, government buildings, law courts and railway stations and all structures that symbolised the British rule.(iii) A frightened government responded with a policy of brutal repression. Peaceful satyagrahis were attacked, women and children were beaten, and about 100,000 people were arrested.(iv) To break the deadline between Congress and the government Lord Irwin invited Gandhiji for a peace pact i.e Gandhi-Irwin pact.(v) Under such a situation Gandhiji decided to call off the movement. Seeing the angry reaction of the people against the arrest of Congress leaders, Lord Irwin made a pact with Gandhiji that if the\xa0Civil Disobedience movement\xa0would be called\xa0off, then the political prisoners would be released. Hence Gandhiji decided to\xa0call off\xa0the\xa0movement. |
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