Is it true that Congress'ss leadership supported the peasants’ movement in Awadh?

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The above statement is false. Congress leadership did not support the peasants' movement in Awadh.
Congresstriedt to incorporate the Awadh peasant struggle into the broader campaign when the Non-Cooperation Movement first started. However, the peasant movement adoptedn characteristics that the Congress leadership found objectionable. In 1921, as the movement gained momentum, talukdars' and merchants' homes were attacked, bazaars were looted, and grain hoards were plundered. Local authorities often informed the populace that Gandhiji had proclaimed that no taxes would be paid and that land would be distributed to the underprivileged. All actions and objectives were justified by mentioning the Mahatma's name.
The correct statement would be, Congress leadership did not support the peasants' movement in Awadh

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