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Why and how did Rajkumar Shukla persuade Gandhi to visit Champaran?

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Rajkumar Shukla was a poor and emaciated peasant from Champaran. In the annual Congress party session held at Lucknow, he came to complain about the injustices of the landlord system in Bihar. He met Gandhi, introduced himself and told him that he had come to take him there to help the poor share croppers.

Gandhi told him about his appointments in Cawnpore and other parts of India. But Shukla accompanied Gandhi everywhere After weeks of remaining at Gandhiji’s side, he begged Gandhi to fix a date. Gandhi was impressed by his ten city. He detailed him about his Calcutta meeting. Months passed. When Gandhi went to Calcutta he found the peasant sitting on his haunches at the appointed spot. He waited there till Gandhi was free. Then both boarded a train to Bihar Shukla’s persuasion engaged Gandhi in the welfare of the share croppers.

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