Why did different social groups join the Civil Disobedience movement?
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Answer:
Rich peasant communities like Patidars of Gujarat and Jats of Uttar Pradesh - joined the movement because, being producers of commercial crops, they were hard-hit by depression and falling prices. For them, Swaraj meant struggle against high revenues.
➡ Poor peasants joined the struggle because they found it difficult to pay the rent. They wanted the unpaid rent to be remitted.
➡Rich business classes were against colonial policies which restricted trade. They joined the movement because they wanted protection against import of foreign goods. They thought that Swaraj would cancel colonial restrictions and trade would flourish without constraints.
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1.Rich Peasantry Group—the patidar and jats demanded reduction in revenue and participated in the boycott program.
2.Poor Peasantry Group—they wanted unpaid rent to be remitted, joined radical movement led by the socialist and communist.
3.Business Class Group—prominent industrialist like Purushottam Das, G.D. Birla formed FICCI wanted protection against imports of foreign goods and rupee sterling exchange ratio and refused to sell imported goods.
4.Working Class Group—Nagpur Workers adopted boycott of foreign goods, against low wages and poor working conditions.
5.Women—participate in the protest marches, manufacturing of salt and boycotted foreign goods.