Question

Why did mahatma gandhi call off civil disobidence and enter into the irwin pact?

Answer 1

Answer:

Mahatma Gandhi had to call off the civil disobedience movement because the common people, mostly in the rural areas, took to violent measures to gain their freedom. One event that was especially detested by Mahatma Gandhi was the Chauri-Chaura, where several British policmen were killed. When Mahatma Gandhi saw violence spreading rapidly, he decided to call off the movement and sign the Gandhi-Irwin pact.

Answer 2

Civil  Disobedience Movement

Explanation:

• The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched in 1930. It started with the breaking of the Salt Law. The people refused to obey unjust laws. Foreign cloth was boycotted and liquor shops were picketed. Peasants refused to pay revenue and taxes. People also broke the forest laws. Schools, colleges and government offices and institutions were boycotted. There was large- scale arrest of people and leaders who participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement.

• The Civil Disobedience Movement was gaining pace in different parts of the country. The success of the movement was a cause of tension for the British. The British thus resorted to brutal force to suppress the movement. In April 1930 Abdul Ghaffar Khan was arrested . Mahatma Gandhi himself  was arrested. Peaceful satyagrahis were attacked, women and children were beaten, and about 100,000 people were arrested. Mahatma Gandhi realized that it was the fair time to call off the movement and so he entered into the Gandhi- Irwin Pact.