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Chauri-Chaura Incident (1922)

The Chauri-Chaura Incident in 1922 led to the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement by Gandhiji after a violent clash resulted in the death of 22 policemen. In 1923, the Swaraj Party was formed by Motilal Nehru and others to end the boycott of Legislative Councils and participate in them. The Kakori Train Action, planned by Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan, aimed to fund revolutionary activities, while the Simon Commission of 1927 was established to assess India's political situation and propose reforms.

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Chauri-Chaura Incident (1922)

The Chauri-Chaura Incident in 1922 led to the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement by Gandhiji after a violent clash resulted in the death of 22 policemen. In 1923, the Swaraj Party was formed by Motilal Nehru and others to end the boycott of Legislative Councils and participate in them. The Kakori Train Action, planned by Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan, aimed to fund revolutionary activities, while the Simon Commission of 1927 was established to assess India's political situation and propose reforms.

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Chauri-Chaura Incident (1922)

● The Congress Session at Allahabad in December 1921, decided to launch a Civil


Disobedience Programme. Gandhiji was appointed its leader.
● But before it could be launched, a mob of people at Chauri-Chaura (near
Gorakhpur) clashed with the police and burnt 22 policemen on 5th February, 1922.
This compelled Gandhiji to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement on 12th
February, 1922.

Swaraj Party (1923)


● Motilal Nehru, CR Das and NC Kelkar (called Pro-changers) demanded that the
nationalist should end the boycott of the Legislative Councils, enter them and expose
them.
● They formed Swaraj Party for this purpose with CR Das as the President.

Kakori conspiracy( Train Robbery)


Renamed Now as kakori Train Action.
The robbery was planned by Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan.
This was done to buy arms, ammunition etc

Simon Commission (1927)


● It was constituted by John Simon, to review the political situation in India and to
introduce further reforms and extension of parliamentary democracy.

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