Gandhiji first announced his plan of Non Co-operation with the British in a meeting of the Khilafatists held in Delhi (in November, 1919).
On the advice of Gandhiji the Khilafat leaders lent their full support to the proposed Non Co-operation movement. Meanwhile the Indian National Congress in its Nagpur session also adopted resolution supporting the proposed Non Co-operation movement.
In fact, the four underlying causes of the Non Co-operation were:
(a) People’s resentment against the Rowlatt Act
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(b) People’s reaction to the ghastly massacre at the Jallianwalabag
(c) The demand for Swaraj jointly raised by the Moderates and the Extremists and
(d) The possibility of a Hindu-Muslim joint movement on the Khilafat question.
The Non Co-operation movement launched on the basis of the above had three clear objectives in view, namely:
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(a) Remedy of the Punjab wrongs done by the British
(b) Vindication of the prestige of the Caliphate and
(c) Fulfillment of the demand for Swaraj.