Why did mahatma gandhi feel the need to launch a broad based movement in 1920.give reason
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The following are the reasons why Mahatma Gandhi in the year 1920 felt the need to launch a broad-based movement:
1. In the year 1919, the Imperial Legislative Assembly passed the Rowlatt Act that granted immense power to the British Government. For instance, the police could detain any political leader for two years without any trail. The main aim of the act was to prevent political activities of Indian Nationalists. People throughout India opposed the law.
2. The Martial law of 1919, that took place in Jallianwalla Bagh at Amritsar, killed hundreds of inno-cent people. As the news spread throughout the country. Gandhi Ji felt the need to launch a widespread movement in India against the new laws of the British government.
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At that time, British rule was becoming more and more dominant. Indian were craving for the freedom but they were not united.
Gandhiji wanted to launch a broad movement on the spectrum of nonviolence because in South Africa, he received good response.
Injustice of Rowlett law and the incident of Jallianwalla Bagh was the national stimuli of organized movement against British rule, which Gandhiji wanted to utilize for the sake of national sentiment and freedom movement.