Why did gandhiji decide to withdraw non cooperation movement by february 1922?
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# Non-cooperation movement was meant to be a peaceful protest, but after the Chauri- Chaura incident, it was evident that the people turned to violence.
# Gandhiji felt that the people of India were not ready for a nation wide movement of mass struggle and felt that he should withdraw the movement.
# Moreover, many members of the Indian National Congress felt that the Non-cooperation movement was tiresome and unnecessary, since they wanted to contest in the elections
Gandhiji had declared that the non-cooperation movement will be a non-violent one.
He decided to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement due to various incidents of violence perpetrated by the masses, especially the Chauri Chaura incident in 1922 where the people clashed with the police, setting a police-station on fire.
Although he had stopped the national revolt single-handedly, on 10 March 1922, Gandhi was arrested. On 18 March 1922, he was imprisoned for six years for publishing seditious materials. This led to the suppression of the movement and was followed by the arrest of other leaders.
Gandhiji felt that the people were not yet ready for a mass struggle and that satyagrahis needed to be properly trained for non-violent demonstrations