Question

Describe the different factors that shaped the political situation in the late 1920s?

Answer 1

1) The movement against the Rowlatt Act though widespread movement, but was still confined to cities and towns. (2) Mahatma Gandhi now felt the need to launch a more broad-based movement in India. (3) But, he was certain no such movement could be organised without bringing the Hindus and Muslims together. (4) One way of doing this, he felt, was to take up the Khilafat issue, and use it as an opportunity to bring Muslims under the umbrella of a unified national movement. (5) At the Calcutta Session of the Congress in September 1920, he convinced the leaders over the need to start a Non-Cooperation Movement in support of Khilafat as well as for Swaraj.