why did gandhi agree to a settlement of 25 per cent refund to the farmers?
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Explanation:
When the official enquiry assembled the mountain of evidence against the big planters they agreed to make refunds to the farmers. They asked Gandhiji how much they would have to pay. Gandhiji asked only 50 %. But the representatives of the planter offered to pay only 25 %. In fact the British planters wanted some excuse to prolong the dispute with the peasants. But Gandhiji proved too wise for them. He at once ended the deadlock by accepting what the planters wanted. He Explained that the amount of the refund was not important. The landlord's had to surrender some of their money and with it their prestige. So far the British planters had been behaving as lords above the law. But now the peasants saw that they had rights and also their defenders.