Which one among the following statements about Civil Disobedience Movement is correct ?

The Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) was launched in March 1930 with the historic Dandi March, not the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 [2]. Following a period of intense mass mobilization and government repression, negotiations between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin led to the Gandhi-Irwin Pact on March 5, 1931. Under this agreement, the Indian National Congress agreed to suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement and participate in the Second Round Table Conference [2]. The British government, far from being soft, had engaged in mass arrests and repression during the movement. While Gandhi advocated non-violence, the period saw various instances of unrest, and the government only agreed to release political prisoners who had remained non-violent. Thus, the statement regarding the Congress agreeing to give up (suspend) the movement under the Gandhi-Irwin Pact is the only correct option [2].

Sources

1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 19: Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences > Ideological Differences and Similarities between Gandhi and Ambedkar > p. 400
2. [2] India and the Contemporary World – II. History-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: Nationalism in India > May 1924 > p. 42