Question

Write a short note on Salt Satyagraha. Causes for the Salt Satyagraha.

Answer 1

The British Government levied a tax on common salt used by millions of people.

It hit the poor hard. So Gandhiji started the civil disobedience movement on 12th March 1930.

This movement is known as Salt Satyagraha or the civil disobedience movement.

Dandi March:-

1. Gandhi had 78 chosen followers including Sarojini Naidu left Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi.
2. It covered nearly a distance of 400 km. Thousands of Indians joined the March.
3. They reached Dandi on 6th April. The slogan “Vande Mathara”, echoed everywhere Gandhiji broke the salt laws on the same day by preparing salt from seawater.

Results:-

1. Gandhiji was arrested and put into the prison.
2. In Tamil, Nadu Rajagopalachari organized a march from Trichy to Vedaranyam on the Tanjore coast to break the salt laws.