Shukla called on Gandhi at Lucknow. Then Gandhi had an appointment in Cawnpore and was committed to go to the other parts of India. When Gandhi returned to his Ashram in Sevagram at Ahmedabad, Shukla followed him. Then, Gandhi went to Calcutta Shukla was sitting on his haunches at the appointed date. When Gandhi was free, both boarded a train to the city of Patna in Bihar. Then Gandhi went to Muzzafarpur enroute to Champaran from there he went to Motihari and the nearby village. Finally he returned to Champaran.