Who provided legal defence to the people arrested in the aftermath of the Chauri Chaura incident?

Options

1. C. R. Das
2. Madan Mohan Malaviya and Krishna Kant
3. Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Khwaja Hasan Nizami
4. M. A. Jinnah

Correct Answer

Madan Mohan Malaviya and Krishna Kant

Explanation

Following the 1922 Chauri Chaura incident, in which protesters killed policemen, Malaviya and Krishna Kant defended the accused in court and helped reduce death sentences.

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