What were the concerns expressed by the Congress about Non
cooperation??
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Explanation:
The Non-cooperation movement was launched on 4th September, 1920 by Mahatma Gandhi with the aim of self-governance and obtaining full independence as the Indian National Congress (INC) withdraw its support for British reforms following the Rowlatt Act of 21 March 1919, and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 13 April 1919.[1][2]
The Rowlatt Act in March 1919, suspended the rights of defendants in sedition trials,[1] was seen as a "political awakening" by Indians and as a "threat" by the British.[3] Although it was never invoked and declared void just a few years later,[2] the Act motivated Gandhi to conceive the idea of satyagraha (truth), which he saw as synonymous with independence. This idea was also authorised the following month by Jawaharlal Nehru, for who the massacre also endorsed “the conviction that nothing short of independence was acceptable”.[1]
Answer :
While the Rowlatt Satyagrah had been a widespread movement, it was still limited mostly to cities and towns. We also know that, while it was on its peak, it had turned violent.
Thus some leaders of Congress oppose the idea of
Non-Cooperation Movement. This was because of the following reasons :
i.) They didn't want to boycott the council elections on November 1920.
ii.) They thought that movement would become violent again like the Rowlatt Satyagrah (1919).
iii.) They wanted to oppose the government by participating in legislative council.
Within the Congress, some leaders were by now tired of mass struggles and wanted to participate in elections to the provincial councils that had been set up by the Government of India Act of 1919. They felt that it was important to oppose British policies within the councils, argue for reform and also demonstrate that these councils were not truly democratic. C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru formed the Swaraj Party within the Congress to argue for a return to council politics.