The British Government in India had deprived the Indian people of their freedom. It had based itself on the exploitation of masses.The British Government had ruined India economically, politically culturally and spiritually.The people of India believed it to be a crime against man and god to submit any longer to a rule that has caused irreparable harm to Indian economy and its social fabric.The Congress, therefore, declared the attainment of complete independence as its aim in the Congress Session held at Lahore and decided to launch Civil Disobedience Movement under the leadership of Gandhiji.

The British Government in India had deprived the Indian people of their freedom. It had based itself on the exploitation of masses,The British Government had ruined India economically, politically culturally and spiritually.The people of India believed it to be a crime against man and god to submit any longer to a rule that has caused irreparable harm to Indian economy and its social fabric.The Congress, therefore, declared the attainment of complete independence as its aim in the Congress Session held at Lahore and decided to launch Civil Disobedience Movement under the leadership of Gandhiji.

Gandhiji launched the Civil Disobedience Movement for the following reasons -

1. The demand for purna swaraj i.e. full independence was formalised during the Lahore Congress Session. 26 January 1930 was also declared as the Independence Day. However, such celebrations for freedom came with very little participation. Gandhiji was therefore forced to find an abstract idea of freedom in order to mobilise the masses and increase their levels of participation.

2. The idea of Civil Disobedience was mainly focused on problems and issues that people faced in their everyday life. He therefore identified these problems alike in order to bring different classes of people and communities - the rich as well as the poor under a united campaign against the British.

3. The idea of not cooperating in the non-cooperation movement was indeed felt to be incomplete because the British, through its laws, acted as an oppressive force. For example - the laws relating to restricted forests or the salt tax etc. Gandhiji thus not only proclaimed 'non-cooperation but also violation of British laws in order to break the foundations of the British government in India.

Civil Disobedience movement(1930-1934) had 2 phases. One before Gandhi-Irwin Pact and second after 2nd RTC. Because of signing of Gandhi Irwin pact, Gandhi agreed to discontinue civil disobedient movement. After that gandhi went on to attend 2nd RTC but returned disappointed. By this time viceroy of India was changed and He was arrested soon after he reached India along with other major leaders. The communal awards were announced. He was shocked by the reality of Dalits and their presentation by Dr. Ambedkar. So he decided to quit the active politics & work for the upliftment of Harijans. He launched Individual civil disobedience on August 1, 1933. Civil Disobedience movement continued till April 1934 when Gandhi formally withdrawn it.

RTC refers to Round Table Conference

He declared resistance to British salt policies to be the unifying theme for his new campaign of satyagraha, or masscivil disobedience. ... Reasons forlaunching Civil Disobedience Movementby theCongress: The British Government in Indiahaddeprived the Indian people of their freedom.

because the british gov. had ruines the india economically, politically, culturally and spiritually