What is the limitation of civil disobedience movement?
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The limitations of civil disobedience movement
Explanation:
The following were the limitations of the Civil Disobedience Movement:
- It's notion of swaraj did not move the Dalits to join the movement as they desired political emancipation along with social upliftment. Their apprehension was heightened by Gandhi's refusal to concede a separate electorate for Dalits. This limited the appeal of the movement in places like Maharashtra where Dalit movement and organisations were strong.
- A section of the Muslim community had been alienated from the Congress after the decline of Khilafat movement. The Congress was also perceived to be associating with Hindu nationalist groups. This ensured that Muslim participation in the movement was restricted.
- An atmosphere of distrust and suspicion pervaded the relations between the communities. Muslim intellectuals were apprehensive of their status in Hindu majority India.
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(i) The ‘untouchables’ or Dalits were not moved by the abstract concept of swaraj. From around the 1930s they had began to call themselves Dalits or oppressed. Many Dalit leaders were keen on a different political solution to the problems of the community. They began organising themselves, damanding reserved seats in educational institution and a separate electorate. They believed only political empowerment would resolve the problem
(ii) Some of the Muslim political organisations in India were also lukewarm in their response to the Civil Disobedience Movement. A large section of Muslims felt alienated from the congress. From the mid-1920s, the congress had come to be associated with Hindu religious nationalist groups like the Hindu Maha–Sabha. Hindu Muslim riots became frequent. Every riot deepended the distance between the two communities. During the Civil Disobedience Movement, there was an atmosphere of suspicion and distrust between the two communities
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