Question

what was chaura chauri incident explain

Answer 1

It was an incident which took place at Chauri Chaura in Gorakhpur district (U.P) on 5th January 1922 where revolutionaries participating in Non-cooperation movement forgetting their non-violent ambition burnt the police station along with 21 police men and an inspector were burnt . It became one of the major reason for the withdrawal of non-cooperation movement by Gandhiji as he recognised that his movement is taking turn towards violence instead of non-violence.

Answer 2

What was the Chauri Chaura incident ?

The Chaura Chaura incident  was a tragic incident that occurred in Chauri Chaura , a place in Uttar Pradesh on February 5 , 1922 .

Explanation about the event :

3000 peasants gathered to protest against police officers who had beaten some volunteers picketing shops .

The police fired at the peasants.

This made the mob angry and they set the police station on fire .

This greatly shocked Gandhiji who was a believer in Ahimsa .

After this incident , Gandhiji withdrew the Non Cooperation Movement on February 22 , 1922 .