what is the main features of civil disobedience movement
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Following are the features of the Civil Disobedience Movement:
(i) The movement began with the violation of the Salt law when people manufactured salt by themselves from the sea. This was the major protest responsible to unite masses to participate in the movement.
(ii) Foreign clothes, commodities and goods were boycotted in large numbers by people.
(iii) Peasants refused to pay revenue and chaukidari taxes to the government and village officials resigned.
(iv) The tribal population violated Forest Acts by entering into forbidden areas with their wish to graze cattle and collect forest products. It was the main objective of the tribal population to achieve freedom to sustain with the aid of forests.
(v) Liquor shops were picketed, protests came into the form of rallies and large scale population actively participated in the movement. British laws and policies began to be constantly facing a denial in their functioning.
The main features of the civil disobedience movement-
1. Indians refused to abide by the salt law. It was unjustified and people produced their salt.
2. Foreign commodities were completely boycotted and they followed the idea of becoming self-sufficient.
3. Indian citizens were agitated to modify the discriminated rules of the British. There were several women participants and the magnitude of the movement was also huge.
4. Civil disobedience movement was equivalent to 'non-violent resistance.'