why did gandhiji choose to break the salt law
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Reason which led Gandhiji break the salt law :-
Gandhiji choose to break the salt law because in his view, it was sinful to tax salt since it is such as essential item of our food that is used by the rich or the poor person in the same quantity.
- To break the salt law, Gandhi declared that he would lead a march in 1930.
- As per salt law, the sale and manufacturing monopoly was in the hands of the State.
Peaceful satyagrahis faced brutal repression from the Government who tried to demolish the movement and sent thousands of satyagrahis to jail. This led Gandhiji to break the salt law.
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According to salt law, the state had a monopoly on the manufacture and sale of salt. Mahatma Gandhi thought it was sinful to tax salt since it was such an essential item of our food. He led a march to the coastal town of Dandi, where he broke the salt law by gathering natural salt found on the seashore and boiling sea water to produce salt. This march related to the general desire of freedom to a specific grievance shared by everybody.