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When and why was the Non-Cooperation Movement suspended?
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(i) The tragedy at Chauri Chaura, a village in Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh, occurred on February 5, 1922. (ii) A procession of about 3,000 peasants marched to the police station to protest against the police officer who had beaten some volunteers picketing a liquor shop.(iii )The police fired at the peasants. This infuriated the demonstrators & they set the nearby police station on fire, killing 22 policemen who were inside the police station.(iv) Gandhiji a believer of 'Ahimsa' was greatly shocked & he withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement on February 12, 1922.
(ii) A procession of about 3,000 peasants marched to the police station to protest against the police officer who had beaten some volunteers picketing a liquor shop.
(iii )The police fired at the peasants. This infuriated the demonstrators & they set the nearby police station on fire, killing 22 policemen who were inside the police station.
(iv) Gandhiji a believer of 'Ahimsa' was greatly shocked & he withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement on February 12, 1922.
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