Question

Explain briefly the reason for the suspension of this particular movement by Gandhi in 1922.

Answer 1

(1) Violent Incident : The Movement was suspended by Gandhiji due to the ugly incident which took place in Chauri Chaura village of Uttar Pradesh in which 22 policemen were burnt alive by a mob. Gandhiji took a serious view of this incident. He felt that the nationalist workers had not yet properly understood the philosophy of non-violence. Non-violence was creed to Gandhiji who could hardly tolerate that his followers should indulge in violence. So he took the step of suspending the movement.
(2) In 1922, there was a revolution in Turkey. Turkey became a republic, so after the revolution the movement lost its importance.