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Why did gandhi gi break salt law
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Yogita Ingle 4 years ago

 

Reasons for breaking salt law were:

a. The salt tax levied by the government revealed the most oppressive side of the colonial rule.

b. Salt was consumed by rich and poor alike and was one of the most essential food items.

c. Salt was seen by Mahatma Gandhi as a powerful symbol that could unite masses.

d. Breaking of salt law reflected the commitment of the people to defy repressive colonial laws.

e. It marked the beginning of the civil disobedience movement that saw popular participation and instilled a sense of nationalism.

Prachi Saxena 4 years ago

Gandhiji choose to break the salt law because in his view, it was sinful to tax salt since it is such as essential item of our food that is used by the rich or the poor person in the same quantity.
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