The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn after the

The Non-Cooperation Movement, launched in January 1921 by Mahatma Gandhi, was a nationwide mass movement against British rule [2]. However, the movement was abruptly withdrawn in February 1922 following the Chauri-Chaura incident in the Gorakhpur district of the United Provinces [3]. During this event, a Congress procession was fired upon by the police, leading an enraged mob to retaliate by burning down a police station, which resulted in the deaths of 22 policemen [4]. Gandhi, a staunch advocate of non-violence, felt that the movement had turned violent and that the Indian people were not yet fully prepared for peaceful mass resistance [5]. Consequently, the Congress Working Committee met at Bardoli and ratified the decision to suspend the movement, despite criticism from other nationalist leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose [4].

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