Question

why did Gandhiji encouraged boycott​

Answer 1

Western clothes were thrown onto bonfires. To let the British know how unhappy the Indians were at the partition of Bengal, leaders of the anti-partition movement decided to use only Indian goods and to boycott British goods. People gathered at the cross roads and burnt the imported clothes that they had.

Answer 2

Gandhi encouraged Indians to boycott British goods and buy Indian goods instead. This helped to revitalise local economies in India and it also hit home at the British by undermining their economy in the country. ... Gandhi was imprisoned in 1922, 1930, 1933 and in 1942. While in prison, he went on hunger strike.