Why did Gandhiji go to Champaran
Why did Gandhiji go to Champaran?
- To launch a Satyagraha movement
- To launch a non-cooperation movement
- To enquire into the grievances of the indigo cultivators
- To fight against the zamindars
Answer
Farmers were forced to grow indigo and other cash crops instead of the food crops which was necessary for their survival. These goods were bought from them at a very low price. Without food and without money, the situation was growing progressively unlivable and the peasants in Champaran revolted against conditions in indigo plant cultivation. Raj Kumar Shukla, an indigo cultivator, persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to go to Champaran and the Champaran Satyagraha began.
The correct option is C.