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Write five cause of khilafat movement |
| Answer» The Khilafat Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by the Indian national Congress in 1920 under the leadership of Gandhi. Main causes for launching the Non-cooperation Movement were:\tThe treatment meted out by the British government to the Caliph of Turkey disturbed the Indian Muslims as he was seen as their religious head. As a result, they started the\xa0Khilafat\xa0Movement.\tGandhi saw this as an opportunity to achieve the much desired Hindu-Muslim unity. He advised the\xa0Khilafat\xa0Committee to adopt a policy of non-cooperation with the British government. The\xa0Khilafat\xa0leaders agreed and campaigned accordingly. Thus, the\xa0Khilafat\xa0Movement furthered the cause of the Non-cooperation Movement.\tThe\xa0Rowlatt\xa0Act of 1919\xa0authorised\xa0the British government to arrest and imprison any person without trial and convict him in a court. Also, the Act implied severe restrictions on movements of individuals and suspension of the Right of Habeas Corpus. This was seen as a major breach of trust by Indians who were expecting the British to deliver on their promise of providing self-government. Gandhi appealed to the Viceroy to withhold his consent to the Act but his plea fell on deaf ears.\tThe\xa0Jalianwala\xa0Bagh\xa0massacre and the subsequent British reaction to it was a watershed event in the Indian freedom struggle. It led to a huge furor all over the country and hardened the Congress resolve to attain self government.\tThe Rowlatt satyagraha had been a widespread movement, it was still limited mostly to cities and towns. Gandhi now felt the need to launch a more broad-based movement in India which finally resulted in the launching of the Non Cooperation movement.\xa0 | |