Question

why did Gandhiji choose salt as a powerful symbol for the civil disobedience movement​

Answer 1

Mahatma Gandhi found in salt a powerful symbol that could unite the nation because salt was something consumed by the rich and the poor alike, and it was one of the most essential items of food.

The tax on salt and the government monopoly over its production led Gandhiji to choose abolition of salt tax as the most important demand of civil disobedience movement.

Answer 2

Salt was chosen as the symbol of Salt satyagraha because of the following reasons

• Salt was basic stuff for Indians.
• Because the rich and poor used salt in every food item.
• It was an inevitable ingredient in Indian foods.
• British imposed a tax on salt.
• Made salt expensive, so it was difficult for the people to obtain salt.
• Salt was abundant in the Indian seawater.
• Anyone could easily obtain it by evaporating seawater.
• But the British prevented this possibility by law.
• This enraged every section of Indian society.
• Salt became an emotion that could unite the people.
• So Gandhiji chose salt as a powerful symbol for civil disobedience.

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