Question

Why did mahatma gandhi find in salt a powerful symbol that could unite the nation? explain?

Answer 1

salt it is used by both Hindus and Muslims and it is a most powerful symbol for stabilizing Unity in the nation Gandhiji select cells as a powerful symbol because salt it is used by each one and one of the main reason for using felt as a symbol was that abolishing the cell tax was really oppressive because it is one of the most essential item of food and tax on self and government Monopoly tiova is food production was so operative movement

Answer 2

Mahatma Gandhi discovered ‘salt’ a convincing representation because salt was one of the most fundamental food items which were utilized by rich as well as poor.

On 31st January 1930, Gandhiji addressed a message to Viceroy Irwin affirming 11 demands. The most important was pertaining to salt and demanded to eliminate the salt tax.  However, the demand of Gandhiji was not addressed. Therefore,  Gandhiji commenced the popular salt march. The march covered more than  240 miles, from Sabarmati to Dandi. The maximum number of people joined him from all the village wherever he stopped. He proposed the people to proceed pacifically in order to resist the British. On 6th April, the salt law was violated by Gandhiji at Dandi by manufacturing the salt from boiling water.