When was Patna Lawn renamed as Gandhi Maidan?

(A) During Quit India Movement
(B) During Anti-Simon Commission Rally
(C) During Champaran Satyagraha
(D) On the eve of Independence
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct Answer : During Champaran Satyagraha
Question Asked : 63rd BPSC (Pre.) Exam 2018
Gandhi maidan Known as Patna Lawn during the pre-independence times entry to the lawn was allowed only to the Europeans and the rich Indians. But when Mahatma Gandhi came to this place to launch the Champaran Satyagraha, a huge crowd gathered here to hear his speech and it was the first time when the common Indian people entered the ground. Thus the Park was re-named to Gandhi Maidan in honour of the great Mahatma.
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