Why did different social groups join the civil disobedience movement explain?
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Explanation:
All the groups that participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement did not have the same ideals, or same views of “Swaraj”.
(i) In the countryside : The active members were the rich peasant communities, the Patidars of Gujarat and the Jats of Uttar Pradesh.Reason : They were producers of commercial crops which were hit by the trade depression and falling prices. As cash income disappeared they were unable to pay the government’s revenue demands. The government refused to reduce its demands. So they joined the Civil Disobedience Movement, hoping to get the revenue demands reduced. For them “Swaraj” meant fighting against high revenues.
The following were the different social groups who
participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement with
different objectives:
a. These rich peasants due to the trade depression,
falling prices and disappeared cash income
were not able to pay the revenue and also the
government refused to reduce the revenue. Their
notion for Swaraj struggle was basically a struggle
against high revenue.
b. For the poor peasantry groups, the meaning of
Swaraj was lowering the revenue demand and also
they wanted the unpaid rent to be remitted.
c. Women also participated in large scale in the civil
disobedience movement during the salt march by
Gandhiji. They belonged to the high caste families
from the urban areas and rich peasant households
from the rural areas. For them it was a sacred
duty to serve the nation.