Who led salt satyagraha movement at bhagalpur in bihar?
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Answer:
Rajendra prasad
D.R. Rajendra Prasad led Salt Satyagraha Movement at Bhagalpur in Bihar.
Explanation:
- On January 26, 1930, the independence Day was celebrated
every where in Bihar with great enthusiasm. Objectionable
leaflets were being sold which was carrying the cries of "Long
Live revolution" and "Long live Independent India" National
Flags, according to official report, were even at the private
houses. The Independence Day passed off peacefully at Bhagalpur
Jamshedpur, Chapra, and other places in Saran district. At Patna,
Gaya, Shahabad, champaran, Huzaffarpur, Honghyr [Monger],
Cuttack, Ranchi and Hanbhun the flags ceremony was held
peacefully, while in Saran district at a flag hoisting ceremony
in Siwan town, Ramraksha Brahmacharai express.ed his view and
said" it was the duty of Indians to force the foreigners to leave
the country". At Jamshedpur after the ceremony, despite prohibitory orders a reaction of volunteers started shouting
"Down with the British Government", "Long live Revolution" .
- According to the Congress direction many nationalist
leaders of Bihar resigned form the council of State, Bihar and
Orissa Legislative council and Legislative Assembly.
The Congress working Committee appointed at Lahore met at
Ahmedabad on February , 1930, to launch mass civil disobedience
for the attainment of the goal of independence, and appointed
Mahatma Gandhi as the "Director" of the Congress and gave him
full authority". Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch Satyagraha
campaign by breaking Salt Law at Dandi, a village on the sea
coast about 200 miles away from the Sabarmati Ashram. As there
was no scope of breaking the Salt Law in Bihar due to the absence
of Sea-coast, but the people manufactured Salt only on small
scale through preparing saltpeter out of earth. Rajendra Prasad
with the permission of Mahatma Gandhi started Satyagraha in Bihar
by non-payment of Chatukidari tax which was levied on
all households.