Question

Chandrasingh thakur was court martialed and severely punished

Answer 1

Answer:

Gaffar Khan was arrested and demonstrations were held in Peshawar protesting against the arrest. The platoon of Gharwal refused to open fire against the demonstrators and hence their commander Chandra Singh Thakur was court martialed and severely punished.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Gandhi started the salt satyagraha movement against the British. Khan Abdul Gafar Khan was the most loyal follower of Mahatma Gandhi. He was also known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’. He had founded the organization called ‘Khuda-i-Khidmatgar’. On 23 April 1930, he started satyagraha at Peshawar. The town was in the hands of the satyagrahis for nearly a week. The British Government gave orders to the Garhwal regiment to carry out open firing on the Satyagrahis, but Chandrasing Thakur, an officer of the Garhwal Regiment, refused to open fire. He was court-martialed and was given severe punishment.