Question

Q. With reference to the Indian Freedom Struggle, Satyagraha Sabhas were set up by Gandhiji during?

• A. The Champaran Satyagraha
• B. The Kheda Satyagraha
• C. The Ahmedabad Satyagraha
• D. The Rowlatt Satyagraha

Answer 1

The correct option is D The Rowlatt Satyagraha

Explanation:

Satyagraha Sabhas were set up by Gandhiji during Rowlatt Satyagraha. In 1919 Gandhiji gave a call for a Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act that the British had just passed. The Act curbed fundamental rights such as the freedom of expression and strengthened police powers. Mahatma Gandhi, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and others felt that the government had no right to restrict people’s basic freedoms. They criticized the Act as “devilish” and tyrannical. Gandhiji asked the Indian people to observe 6 April 1919 as a day of non-violent opposition to this Act, as a day of “humiliation and prayer” and hartal (strike). Satyagraha Sabhas were set up to launch the movement.