In order to show their opposition for the Rowlatt Acts Jallian Wala Bagh Massacre and Montague cheimford reforms, Gandhi decided to start non co-operation movement was started in 1920.
∙ The movement was observed in three stages. Firstly Indians who received titles and honours from the British renounced them in protest. ∙ Secondly, there were large scale demonstrations including hartals. All government institutions including schools, Colleges, offices and legislature were boycotted. Important leaders were arrested and imprisoned. ∙ The most important and final stage of the movement was non-payment of taxes. The congress session held in 1921 at Ahmadabad called upon the people not to pay taxes to the Government till their dewands were met. The The non co-operation movement was in its full swing, hartals and lock out were all over the country.