Explain about salt march ?
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⚞Salt March (Begining of Civil Disobedience Movement)⚟
✏To unite the nation Mahatma Gandhi thought Salt is a powerful Symbol. Most of the people ; including the British scoffed at the idea.
✏Abolition of the salt tax was among many demands which were raised by Gandhi ji through a letter to viceroy Irwin.
✏The Salt March or Dandi March was started by Gandhi ji on 12th March 1930. He was accompanied by 78 Volunteers.
✏They walked for 24 days to cover a distance of 240 miles from Sabarmati to Dandi. Many more joined them on the way. On 6th April 1930, Gandhiji Ceremonially Violated the law by boiling sea water.
✏The Salt March marked the beginning of the civil disobedience Movement. The Salt Law was broken in many parts of the country by thousands of people.
✏ Infront of Government salt factories people demonstrated.
- Foreign cloth was boycotted.
- Peasants refused to pay revenue.
- Village officials resigned.
- Tribal People violated forest laws.