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The troops had also blocked the main entrance so no one could flee. Many jumped in wells to save themselves. As per the official records of the British, people died in the massacre, but Congress claims the number was as high as 1, people.
The movement was non-violent and saw people not buying British goods, supporting local artisans and handicrafts, and picketing alcohol shops. He went around the countr explaing the tenets of the movement to the masses.
The movement came to an end in , when a protest at Chauri Chaura police station turned violent. Shortly after his return, he joined the Congress.
He started a newspaper titled 'Swaraj'. He was sent to prison in and was released in In , he became the Mayor of Calcutta. On January 26, , the Indian National Congress declared the independence of India which the British did not recognise.
In an act of civil disobedience, Gandhiji took a crowd from the Sabarmati Asharam to Dandi beach, in a non-violent manner, to protest against the repressive salt tax imposed by the British government. The Government of India Act and the creation of a new constitution laid the foundations for the events that would follow in the next decade and thereafter.
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