what objections did the sepoys have to the new cartridges that were asked to use
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British introduced the enfilled rifle in the army , whose cartridge has greased paper cover and its end was to be bitten off before loading into rifle . The cartridge was greased with the fat of pigs and cows.This became the major objections by the soldiers and the it was the immediate cause of the revolt .
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The new cartridges were suspected of being coated with the fat of cows and pigs.
Both Hindus and Muslim sepoys were offended by the introduction of these cartridges.
Their religious sentiments were affected, and this was the reason they refused to use the cartridges.
They felt that the British were trying to insult their religions.
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